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Hong Kong court confiscates HK$674,860 from 3 defendants in terrorism trial

South China Morning Post · · 264 words · By Brian Wong
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“A Hong Kong court has ordered the confiscation of more than HK$674,000 (US$86,065) seized from three defendants in a landmark terrorism trial”
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The provided evidence mentions confiscation orders under the National Security Law and general terrorism trials, but does not specifically confirm the amount of HK$674,000 or the three defendants in this specific case.
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web search NEUTRAL — "According to Schedule 3 of the Implementation Rules of Article 43 of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the Department of Justice (DoJ) has made an application to court for a confiscation order to …
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/4195503-court-se…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal upheld on Tuesday a court decision to deny a trial by jury to the first person charged under a new national security law, a landmark decision that marks a departure from th…
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/hk-court-upholds-no-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong High Court handed down the verdict in the case of waiter Tong Ying-kit, age 24, whose trial ended July 20, with the verdict being closely watched for indications as to how similar cases …
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/hong-kong-waiter-convicted…
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“The High Court on Monday declared the money raised by the “Dragon Slaying Brigade” constituted terrorist property under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance”
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Wikipedia confirms the existence of the 'Dragon Slaying Brigade' as a violent protest group, and web search results confirm that defendants were charged under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance in relation to a bomb plot.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA) is the final appellate court of Hong Kong. The Court of Final Appeal was established on 1 July 1997, upon the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Adminis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Court_of_Final_Appea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Court of First Instance (HKCFI in case citations; HC in action numbers) is the lower court of the High Court of Hong Kong (the upper court being the Court of Appeal). The hierarchy of the Hong Kon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Court_of_First_Insta…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a part of the Judiciary of Hong Kong, consisting of the upper Court of Appeal and the lower Court of First Instance. It also deals with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_High_Court
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“the first such order since the law came into effect in 2002”
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Web search results explicitly state that the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance was 'invoked for the first time since its enactment in 2002' in the context of this trial.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The jin (Chinese: 斤; pinyin: jīn) or catty (from Malay kati) is a traditional Chinese unit of mass used across East and Southeast Asia, notably for weighing food and other groceries. Related units inc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liang (simplified Chinese: 两; traditional Chinese: 兩; pinyin: liǎng), or leung in Cantonese, liae in Wenzhounese, liong in Hakka, lian in Shanghainese, also called "Chinese ounce" or "tael", is a trad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio and also known as the Ordinance of 1787), enacted July 13, 1787, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Ordinance
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“Team leader Wong Chun-keung, mastermind Ng Chi-hung, and co-defendant Lau Pui-ying, who was among six people acquitted at trial, did not object and were absent from the hearing”
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Web search results identify Lau Pui-ying as a defendant who handled funds and pleaded not guilty, and other sources mention the 'Dragon Slaying' bomb plot trial.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Come Home Love: Lo and Behold (Chinese: 愛·回家之開心速遞; literally "Love Returning Home, Happy Delivery"), alternately known as Come Home Love: Happy Courier, is a 2017 daily half-hour Hong Kong sitcom crea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — King of Comedy (Chinese: 喜劇之王) is a 1999 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-chi and Stephen Chow. The New King of Comedy, a remake set in mainland China, was released in 2019. Unlike Chow's typ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Comedy_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shock Wave is a 2017 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Herman Yau, produced by and starring Andy Lau. Released on 20 April 2017 in Hong Kong and 28 April 2017 in all China, the film is Yau…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_Wave_(film)
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“The order was made 1½ years after the court handed down jail sentences to seven of 14 defendants prosecuted over the plan to murder police officers during a mass demonstration on December 8, 2019”
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While evidence confirms a bomb plot trial involving the Dragon Slaying Brigade, the specific numbers (7 of 14 defendants jailed) and the exact timeline (1.5 years later) are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In human sexual relationships, concepts of age disparity, including what defines an age disparity, have developed over time and vary among societies. Differences in age preferences for mates can stem …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 17 days remain until the end of the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in 2019, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first human ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pande…
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“the conspirators would vandalise shops seen as pro-government to draw police onto the street, before detonating a bomb packed with 2kg of explosives near a petrol station on Hennessy Road in Wan Chai”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general dictionary definitions of the word 'plot' and does not contain the specific details of the Hennessy Road bomb plan.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a literary work, film, or other narrative, the plot is the mapping of events in which each one (except the final) affects at least one other.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot_(narrative)
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web search NEUTRAL — May 10, 2026 · plot, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, cabal mean a plan secretly devised to accomplish an evil or treacherous end. plot implies careful foresight in planning a complex scheme.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plot
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web search NEUTRAL — In this guide, we'll answer, "What is plot?" Here are the six elements of plot, examples, and how to use them to build a great story.
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“A sniper would then ambush retreating officers while another would set off a larger bomb containing 8kg of explosives and 150 nails”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general dictionary definitions of the word 'plot' and does not contain the specific details regarding the sniper or the 8kg bomb.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a literary work, film, or other narrative, the plot is the mapping of events in which each one (except the final) affects at least one other.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot_(narrative)
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web search NEUTRAL — May 10, 2026 · plot, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, cabal mean a plan secretly devised to accomplish an evil or treacherous end. plot implies careful foresight in planning a complex scheme.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plot
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web search NEUTRAL — In this guide, we'll answer, "What is plot?" Here are the six elements of plot, examples, and how to use them to build a great story.
https://thewritepractice.com/plot/
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“The objective was to steal officers’ handguns in preparation for further conflicts with authorities”
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“A financial investigation found the conspirators had raised more than HK$4 million through various channels”
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“HK$2.27 million gathered after opening a Telegram channel called “Dragonteam2019” on November 6, 2019”
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