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Hong Kong Bar Association challenges misconduct ruling for ex-lawmaker Margaret Ng

The Hong Kong Bar Association is challenging a disciplinary panel's decision to clear former lawmaker Margaret Ng of professional misconduct. The association is seeking a judicial review of the tribunal's finding that Ng's conviction for participating in a 2019 protest was not serious enough to harm the legal profession's reputation. Ng was convicted for her role in an unauthorized assembly, though she later won an appeal against her conviction for organizing it. AI

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Hong Kong Bar Association challenges misconduct ruling for ex-lawmaker Margaret Ng

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

    Bar Association challenges decision to clear ex-lawmaker Margaret Ng of misconduct

    The Hong Kong Bar Association has filed a judicial challenge against a disciplinary panel’s decision to clear barrister and former opposition lawmaker Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee of professional misconduct over her participation in a 2019 anti-government protest. The association’s counc…