29 charged in teen crimes

Twenty-nine young people were hailed into court on Friday in connection with a long list of crimes.

Those appearing on the docket at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Court faced charges including triad activities, robberies, injuries, vandalism, drug trafficking and unlawful gambling.

They were among the 64 suspects nabbed in earlier police operations in East Kowloon aimed at preventing crime organizations from recruiting teenagers during the summer holiday.

Appeal over mainland death

The wife of a Hong Kong man who died while working on the mainland filed an appeal with the Court of Final Appeal on Friday demanding HK$2 million damages from her husband's employer.

The Hong Kong man died while working in the Hong Kong company's factory in Dongguan, Guangdong in 2007.

The local hospital certified the death as cardiac arrest. His employer refused to pay compensation because it cannot be ascertained that the man died from industrial injuries.

After losing the lawsuit in Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal, the family is taking the case to Hong Kong's highest appellate court on grounds that mainland authorities had failed to conduct an autopsy.

Theft case in CityU adjourned

Kwun Tong Magistrates' Court on Friday adjourned the case involving a charge of theft against a 39-year-old man who suffers from mental disorders including compulsive hoarding.

A ruling on the case of Yung Kit-leung was put off until Aug 25.

He was charged with twelve counts of theft for taking memory sticks left by students for brief periods in computer labs at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) between May and December 2010.

A psychiatrist testified that Yung believed he heard a voice telling him to "protect" the abandoned objects.

He has been diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia and compulsive hoarding.

Yung, already having three bachelor's degrees and one master's degree, is unable to hold a job because of his condition. He has been studying in a psychology program at CityU.

The defense lawyer on Friday requested more time to prepare psychiatric reports. The magistrate extended Yung's bail.

NSHK names new board

Lee Cho-jat, honorary chairman of Hong Kong Commercial Daily, has been re-elected president of the Newspaper Society of Hong Kong (NSHK) at its 57th annual general meeting.

The council members also elected Keith Kam as chairman, and Lo Wing-hung as vice-chairman.

Others elected to office were Honorary Secretary Kang Haifeng and Honorary Treasurer Stephen Fung.

Chan Nam was appointed executive director, and Lo Wing-hung as spokesman.

Also at the meeting, Zhou Li, editor-in-chief of China Daily Hong Kong Edition, and 13 others were elected as council members.

China Daily

(HK Edition 07/30/2011 page1)