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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…

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…

“Hong City Online, breaking laws series” – 4 of 20 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…

Functions of a District Council While the newly elected district councillors are about to take office, we would like to remind the district councillors and our HK citizens the functions of a District Council: Under Section 61 District Councils Ordinance…

Corrupt conduct at elections Under Section 6 of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap. 554), a person who engages in corrupt conduct at an election commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $500,000…