Do the Basic Law and the Sino-British Joint Declaration contain any provision at all on the implementation of “dual universal suffrage”? Under the Basic Law and the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the HKSAR shall be a local administrative region of the…
Do the #BasicLaw and the Sino-British Joint Declaration contain any provision at all on the implementation of “dual universal suffrage”? Under the Basic Law and the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the HKSAR shall be a local administrative region of the PRC,…
“Hong City Online, breaking laws series” – 8 of 20 #Inciting the commission of an #offence, common law Under section 101I(2)(c) of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 221), where a person is convicted of #incitement to commit an offence for…
#Aiding and #abetting the commission of an offence (s.89 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, Cap 221) – any person who aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission by another person of any offence shall be guilty of the like offence.…
Begging alms in a public place Under 26A of the Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap 228), any person who wanders abroad, or places himself or herself in any public place, to beg or gather alms, or causes or procures or encourages…
Aiding and abetting the commission of an offence (s.89 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, Cap 221) – any person who aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission by another person of any offence shall be guilty of the like offence.…
“Hong City Online, breaking laws series” – 5 of 20 False imprisonment, common law – imprisonment for up to 7 years Possession of instruments for unlawful purposes (s.17 of the Summary Offences Ordinance, Cap. 228) – imprisonment for up to…
#Legalforum 十一月二十六日，LawyersHK主辦了一個法律論壇，題為“香港動盪與維護法治”。我們非常榮幸邀請到前刑事檢控專員江樂士資深大律師和資深大律師清洪擔任講者，約有130人出席論壇。 過去幾個月來，香港的動盪引發了有關香港的法治和公民權利的嚴重問題，也為未來香港的法律教育提出了前所未有的挑戰。 我們希望透過有深度和內涵的教育和研討會，讓市民可以加深對與動盪有關的各樣法律問題的了解，以裝備好自己去幫助修復香港。 A legal forum titled “Hong Kong’s Civil Unrest and Upholding the Rule of Law” was hosted by LawyersHK on 26 November, 2019. We were most honoured to have Ian Grenville Cross SBS, JP, SC and Cheng…
Know more about #Bail Generally speaking, there are two types of bail, police bail and court bail. In view of the principle of presumption of innocence, any person accused of committing a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in…
“Hong City Online, breaking laws series” – 3 of 20 Unlawful assembly (s.18 of the Public Order Ordinance, Cap 245) – imprisonment for up to 5 years Riot (s.19 of the Public Order Ordinance, Cap 245) – imprisonment for up…
