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Hong Kong Justice Secretary Probes Potential Leak Over Prosecutor Allegations

Hong Kong's Secretary for Justice, Paul Lam, is investigating potential leaks within his department regarding allegations against the new Director of Public Prosecutions, Anthony Chau. Chau and Senior Public Prosecutor Crystal Chan are accused of misconduct and abusing their positions. Lam expressed deep concern over the possibility of internal information being used to fuel these accusations, urging staff to report any relevant information. AI

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Hong Kong Justice Secretary Probes Potential Leak Over Prosecutor Allegations

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthew Cheng ·

    Hong Kong justice secretary fears possible leak in allegations against prosecutor

    Hong Kong’s secretary for justice has raised concerns that online accusations against the new public prosecutions director may have been based on information that came from inside his department, urging staff to come forward about the source of the allegations. The internal lette…