Questions concerning the laws, criminal justice system, civil court procedures and related topics specific to the Chinese special administrative region of Hong Kong.
Questions tagged [hong-kong]
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Why aren't foreign VPN companies forced to keep logs?
This link explains the inconsistency with what VPN services consider 'logging'. Certainly, there is no way for us to verify their claims without an extremely rigorous independent audit. But even that can be sabotaged.
Regardless though, many VPN…
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Eligibility to owning ground in Hong Kong
My dad is Cantonese and born in Hong Kong (grandparents are both Cantonese), while my mother is European. We live together in Belgium, Europe ever since my birth, which was also in Belgium. Since I was young, I'd travel to Hong Kong every 2-3…
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Is it possible to make a non-money claim in Hong Kong?
In the UK when submitting an N1 form to take a defendant to small claims court you can make a claim for money, or alternatively for “other remedies”, for example when money isn’t owed but the claimant wishes for the defendant to do something.
Is…
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Coronavirus entry requirement change: flight refund (EU)
The short story is that I (EU citizen) booked a flight, the government imposed an entry a policy change for me post-booking, and the flight company (Lufthansa) refuses to refund me (although re-booking has been suggested). This article [1] says that…
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Are people born in Hong Kong now chargeable to Mainland China for US immigration purposes?
Currently, Hong Kong is considered a separate foreign country of "chargeability" for US immigration purposes (see 9 FAM 503.2-3(A)), according to section 103 of the Immigration Act of 1990:
SEC. 103. TREATMENT OF HONG KONG UNDER PER COUNTRY…
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What countries blindly protect their own citizens from extradition?
I was surprised to learn (in the background for the recent
protests) that a Hong Kong resident can murder someone in Taiwan
and go back to Hong Kong with no consequences
(by the way, the murderer is actually imprisoned now in Hong Kong for a few…
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Wrongful termination of contract as anticipatory breach?
A is a book publisher and would like to take part in a Book Fair. A contracted B to do all the arrangements, for example, erecting displays and stands in the venue of the Fair. A agreed to pay B by two instalments.
The payment of the second…
Cyril
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Statute of limitations for F on M rape across jurisdictions?
I am an Aussie dude (ie, a person with a penis, pronouns "him, he, his"). Back in 2015/16 I was living in Hong Kong, engaged to a local girl (ie someone with a vagina, tits and womb) 2 years older than me.
The entire relationship was just her…
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What is the 'right of possession' and how is it transferred?
I am evicting a tenant because they are in arrears on their rent. I am pretty sure any self-help options are illegal here in Hong Kong (based on British law).
Does having the right of possession protect him from being treated like a squatter? E.g.…
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Hong Kong law; terminating tenancy after 1 day of renting due to bad neighborhood
We have signed a contract with an agent in Hong Kong for 6 months. As I understand it's not possible to terminate a contract legally in most cases in Hong Kong. Is there any law around this in the following case:
A couple moving in
6 months…
Otto
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Are security pentesting services and software legal in Hong Kong?
I am planning to open a HK company that will specialize in selling software that is meant to test one's IT defense as well as tools for penetration testers/red teams and similar.
I've heard that some countries consider such software as IT weaponry…
John
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Salesperson misquoted price. Do I have to pay back the difference?
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I purchased something from a local store. The salesperson made a mistake and quoted me a lower price than what should have been. I made a down payment since they didn't have what I want at that moment. A week later I paid the remaining…
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Why would a Leasing Agency, as Agent of the Landlords, form 4 shell corporations to be the Landlord — but with the same address?
One of my children leases in Hong Kong. She quotes from her Tenancy Agreement
The Landlords
Name : Dekker Investment Limited
Dillinger Investment Limited
Easeluck Development Limited
Jekyll Investment Limited
Registered Office : 72-76/F, Two…
user49089
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If Commercial Realtor refers Tenant to a Landlord, then Tenant breaches Tenancy Agreement, can Commercial Realtor be liable to Landlord?
This is my case.
Are there legal reasons that Shopping Centre Landlord (NWD in my case) alleges that a vacancy is unavailable to me, but let Commercial Realtors (CBRE in my case) lease THE SAME VACANCY to me? Possible that Landlord contracted away…
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Is it illegally discriminatory for the Hospital Authority to dispense prescription drugs for free to just certain clusters?
"The Hospital Authority is a statutory body established under the Hospital Authority Ordinance in 1990. We have been responsible for managing Hong Kong's public hospitals services since December 1991. We are accountable to the Hong Kong Special…
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