TAIWANESE MAN JAILED FOR 12 YEARS IN EMBATTLED HONG KONG JUDGE’S LAST CASE

A Taiwanese man has been jailed for more than 12 years for trafficking cocaine into Hong Kong seven years ago – a case that marks an embattled judge’s final public appearance as a member of the bench. Judge Wilson Chan Ka-shun delivered the sentence at the High Court on Thursday, his last working day after he was told to retire early in light of public concern sparked by his repeated judicial plagiarism.

News - South China Morning Post reports that a Taiwanese man has been jailed for more than 12 years for trafficking cocaine into Hong Kong seven years ago – a case that marks an embattled judge’s final public appearance as a member of the bench.

The report adds: Judge Wilson Chan Ka-shun delivered the sentence at the High Court on Thursday, his last working day after he was told to retire early in light of public concern sparked by his repeated judicial plagiarism.

The defendant, Miao Chi-hung, had admitted bringing two bottles of red wine containing a...

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