A recent double murder case may prove to be an important test of Hong Kong’s restrictive laws on what can or cannot be reported on in a pending court case in the internet age. “Hong Kong inherited the UK’s more restrictive approach,” Doreen Weisenhaus told The South China Morning Post in a November 4, 2014 article. “The presumption is that too much public information about the case would jeopardise a...
Read MoreJuly 15, 2014 — A Hong Kong court has denied a media request for access to a court document in the corruption trial of former top government official Rafael Hui. A representative for Bloomberg News requested the court’s permission to review two “fund flow charts” created by Hong Kong prosecutors to assist the jury in understanding evidence being presented in court. In rejecting the request, Justice Andrew...
Read MoreThe Hong Kong Judiciary announced in January 2014 that it would begin permitting live text-based communications from court, allowing journalists to tweet, email or text live reports using court-provided WiFi networks.
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