A former food delivery worker who filed the first legal challenge against Hong Kong’s domestic national security law has lost his appeal against the decision by the Correctional Services Department (CSD) to deny him early release. The High Court handed down the judgment on Friday, rejecting Adam Ma Chun-man’s appeal that he was subjected to…
Hong Kong will step up its counterterrorism efforts under a new mechanism led by the chief executive, with seven working groups involving various government departments set to be established. Police Senior Superintendent Peter Leung Wai-ki of the Interdepartmental Counterterrorism Unit said efforts to combat and prevent terrorism needed strengthening. “While local terrorism remains a threat,…
As the national security trial of the former media magnate Jimmy Lai Chee-ying resumes in Hong Kong, his situation has been misrepresented elsewhere. A London-based international legal team, led by Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, styling itself as “international counsel for Mr Jimmy Lai and Mr Sebastien Lai”, has complained about Lai’s treatment in custody. It has…
Police are hunting for three knife-wielding men who attacked a Hong Kong prison officer after he left work on Friday. The officer, 50, suffered multiple knife wounds to his head, forehead and right elbow, a source said. The Correctional Services Department said it was deeply concerned about the case and strongly condemned the perpetrators. “[On…
A Hong Kong man convicted of inciting secession has complained of procedural unfairness over the prison service’s refusal to grant him early release under the domestic national security law. Adam Ma Chun-man’s lawyers said on Tuesday that the Correctional Services Department had failed to provide timely reasons in support of a decision on March 23…