A former Hong Kong primary school principal has been remanded in custody pending sentencing for leaking exam questions to a private tutorial centre in which he had a stake and whose director was his mistress. The District Court on Wednesday convicted Henry Kwok Chiu-kwan, 52, of misconduct in public office for concealing his financial interest…
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…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly collecting HK$554,000 (US$71,235) from three elderly residents as part of a phone scam in which victims were told they needed to pay bail money to have their sons released. The force said on Saturday that the teen was apprehended a day earlier on suspicion of…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly collecting more than HK$550,000 (US$70,700) from three elderly residents as part of a phone scam that claimed the victims needed to pay bail money to have their sons released. The force said on Saturday that the boy was apprehended a day earlier on suspicion of…
LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Kylee Neal was sentenced Monday to 16 years in prison for hitting and killing 61-year-old Kathy Hicks and leaving the scene of the accident in front of Franciscan Health Hospital on Creasy Lane. Neal pleaded guilty in late July to leaving the scene of a fatal accident and being a habitual offender….