Jailed ex-Hong Kong lawmaker released on HK$5 million bail pending appeal against fraud conviction
A former Hong Kong lawmaker serving an almost three-year jail term for a fraud conviction has been released on HK$5 million bail pending appeal. Chim Pui-chung, 79, appeared at the High Court’s Court of Appeal on Wednesday for a second application for bail pending his appeal in a HK$210 million fraud case, which occurred between […]
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Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung granted HK$5 million bail in fraud appeal
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung has been granted HK$5 million (US$640,000) bail pending an appeal against his conviction for conspiring with his son and others to defraud a listed company and the city’s stock exchange more than a decade ago. Chim, 79, applied for bail before a High Court judge for the second time on Wednesday, having been remanded in custody since his conviction in December 2024. Mr Justice Keith Yeung Kar-hung ordered Chim to remain in Hong Kong, surrender all trave...
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A former Hong Kong lawmaker serving an almost three-year jail term for a fraud conviction has been released on HK$5 million bail pending appeal. Chim Pui-chung, 79, appeared at the High Court’s Court of Appeal on Wednesday for a second application for bail pending his appeal in a HK$210 million fraud case, which occurred between […]
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