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All Hong Kong residents who plan to adopt children or travel/emigrate to another country can request for a Certificate of No Criminal Conviction—a document that is issued directly to the Consulate and/or government agencies and not to the requester. [53]
In Hong Kong, every criminal case begins at a magistrate's court, regardless of its severity and complexity. But, under the spirit of separation of powers, a magistrate , being part of the judicial branch, has no right to actively start a criminal prosecution and must wait for someone to bring up a complaint before him or her.
Criminal records may include arrest, conviction, and possibly criminal proceedings. A police certificate is also known as good citizen certificate (in Hong Kong), good conduct certificate, police clearance certificate, national police history check (in Australia), certificate of good character/good character certificate (Caribbean), or judicial ...
The Department of Correctional Services of Hong Kong is the main agency of the Hong Kong Government that carries out criminal sentences, as well as rehabilitating former prisoners. It implements a wide range of programs aimed at the correction and rehabilitation of various types of prisoners: repeat offenders, first-time convicts, teenagers and ...
On 7 July 2021, the Hong Kong University Students' Union (HKUSU) Council passed a motion with 30 ayes, 2 abstentions, and no objection, that reads "the Union Council expresses its deep sadness at the death of Mr Leung Kin-fai; offers its sympathy and condolences to his family and friends; appreciates his sacrifice to Hong Kong" following the ...
The convictions Thursday of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media groups and foreign governments over the city’s press freedom ...
The Crimes Ordinance , last amended in 1972, is a law of Hong Kong relating to certain consolidated penal enactments. Like Macau, penal and criminal law in Hong Kong is different from what is applied in China.
USection 101 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (the CPO) (Cap. 221 of the Laws of Hong Kong) sets out the circumstances where a citizen has the power to make an arrest. The law granted members of the public to arrest any person whom they may reasonably suspect of an arrestable offence without a warrant. [1]