Hong Kong judge orders prisoner to foot legal costs for failed Article 23 challenge after gov’t petition

[HKFP] - 03/4/2025

A Hong Kong prisoner whose legal fees for a failed legal challenge of the city’s local security law were waived after a judge said it was in the public’s interest has been ordered to pay half the costs following the Correctional Services Department’s successful petition. Ma Chun-man, a former (…)



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