As Hong Kong prepares for a likely public consultation on reforming the Crimes Ordinance, the urgent need to update our outdated sexual offence laws has never been clearer. Just months ago, in July, a scandal at the University of Hong Kong erupted when a law student allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to create deepfake pornography…
Hong Kong police have arrested a passenger on a Cathay Pacific Airways flight from Japan on suspicion of taking upskirt pictures of cabin crew members. A witness who was on board Monday’s flight, CX563 from Nagoya, told cabin crew that a man was using a camera to take upskirt pictures of stewardesses, a source said….
The growing use of artificial intelligence across different fields has created as many threats as benefits, raising questions over whether the technology should be more closely regulated. Even though the authorities in Hong Kong argue that online actions are generally covered by legislation enacted to address crimes in the physical world, there have been calls…
Hong Kong police have arrested a couple on suspicion of trying to use about 10 fake HK$500 million (US$63.7 million) bonds to open an account at an HSBC branch in Central. Police said on Monday that the 66-year-old man and 62-year-old woman, both Hongkongers, were arrested for using a false instrument for allegedly presenting the…
With the enactment of Hong Kong’s national security law on June 30, 2020, acts of collusion with foreign countries to endanger national security, secession, subversion and terrorist activity were criminalised. As discussed at a recent forum to mark the law’s fifth anniversary, the “one country, two systems” policy has operated smoothly since. The national security…
A Hong Kong court has dismissed an appeal by the head of a now-dissolved pro-independence political party, ruling that minimum sentences apply to all conspiracy offences under the national security law even when the penalty is not explicitly provided. The Court of Appeal on Tuesday handed down a judgment that rejected Joseph John’s request to…
A Hong Kong court has dismissed an appeal by the head of a now-dissolved pro-independence political party, ruling that minimum sentences apply to all conspiracy offences under the national security law even when the penalty is not explicitly provided. The Court of Appeal on Tuesday handed down a judgment that rejected Joseph John’s request to…