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A Hong Kong man accused of writing “seditious” graffiti on bus seats is set to indicate his plea next month in the city’s third case under a new security law. His lawyer has told the court he did not expect it to go to trial. Chung Man-kit appeared before Chief Magistrate Victor So at the West Kowloon Magistrates Courts on Thursday afternoon. The 29-year-old has been detained for almost two months pending trial since he first appeared in court on June 25. He faces three counts of “doing with a seditious intention an act or acts that had a seditious intention” and two counts of “destroying or d...
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A Hong Kong jury has unanimously found a Swedish businessman guilty of raping his former domestic worker. Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, 35, was convicted on one count of rape and one count of non-consensual buggery on Thursday in a case relating to an incident in October 2022 involving his then-domestic worker, identified only as X. The seven-member jury reached a unanimous decision after deliberating for almost five hours. Upon hearing the verdict, Ekstrom appeared calm. His bail was revoked and he was remanded in custody pending sentencing. Under Hong Kong law, rape and non-consensual buggery are p...
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Hong Kong’s corruption watchdog has arrested seven people linked to a listed company for suspected fraud following a cross-border operation involving Macau authorities. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said in a press release on Wednesday that it mounted an operation with Macau police as well as with Hong Kong’s market regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission. The watchdog arrested seven people allegedly involved in fictitious transactions and false accounting amounting to HK$120 million. Among them were the company’s chairperson and an executive director. “The inve...
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There was “clear evidence” that a domestic worker who has accused her former employer of rape did not consent to sex, the prosecution has argued in a Hong Kong court. The trial of Swedish businessman Patrik Tobias Ekstrom continued at the High Court on Wednesday, with the prosecution and the defence giving their closing submissions. The 35-year-old faces charges of rape and non-consensual buggery. The case relates to an alleged incident in October 2022 involving Ekstrom’s then-domestic worker, known only as X. Earlier that day, his wife, who he had been arguing with, left for Japan with their ...
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The Hong Kong government has issued a statement opposing what it called a “biased” report by Bloomberg, which quoted US firms’ concerns over a proposed cybersecurity legislation meant to enhance safeguards for critical infrastructure. The bill is expected to cover cyber systems of sectors including energy, information technology, banking and financial services, land transport, air transport, maritime, communications and broadcasting, and healthcare services. Under the proposed legislation, computer system operators behind critical infrastructure could be fined up to HK$5 million for lapses in ...
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A student from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has been found guilty of committing indecent assault in a dormitory in 2021. Defendant Poon Kai-yiu was remanded in custody after he was convicted at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday, local media reported. He will face sentencing on September 3. Poon stood trial in June after he denied two counts of indecent assault. He was said to have touched a female student with his genitals inside her room at Lee Shau Kee Hall on December 31, 2021. According to media reports, the victim, identified as “X” in court, testified that she was friends w...
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A Swedish businessman accused of raping his domestic worker has told a Hong Kong court that the pair had an intimate relationship ahead of the alleged rape. Patrik Tobias Ekstrom appeared at the High Court on Tuesday as his trial, in which he faces charges of rape and non-consensual buggery, continued into its sixth day. The alleged incident took place in October 2022 and involved his then-domestic worker, known only as X. Earlier that day, his wife – who he had been arguing with – left for Japan with their three children. The prosecution, which has finished presenting its case, has argued tha...
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Hong Kong press freedom has fallen further according to a survey of media workers in the city, who separately said that that a recently enacted security law had “significantly impacted” the industry. According to the results of the Hong Kong Journalists Association’s (HKJA) annual press freedom index, published on Tuesday, the rating recorded by reporters was just 25 out of 100, the lowest since the survey was first conducted in 2013. Reporters said they were more hesitant to criticise the city’s government, that it was more difficult for the media to function as a watchdog, and that it had be...
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A Hong Kong man has been released on bail pending an appeal against his eight-week jail term for insulting the Chinese national anthem at an international volleyball game last year. Chan Pak-yui was sentenced to eight weeks behind bars at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts on Monday afternoon, almost a month after he was found guilty of insulting the Chinese national anthem during a match at the Hong Kong Coliseum last June. Chan filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence immediately after Magistrate Kestrel Lam meted out his prison term. Considering that the length of Chan’s impris...
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A medical examination of a domestic worker who has accused her former employer of rape found no identifiable injuries, a doctor has testified in a Hong Kong court. The trial of Swedish businessman Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, 36, continued at the High Court on Monday. He is accused of one count of rape and one count of non-consensual buggery over an alleged incident in October 2022 involving his then-domestic worker. According to the prosecution, the alleged victim – known only as X – lived in Ekstrom’s house in Shek O, where she took care of Ekstrom, his wife and their three children. On the night ...
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