Read the full judgment text of FAMC 000008/1999 on BabelCite. This FAMC judgment was delivered on 9 February 1999.
1. On 23 June 1998 the appellant, Wong Yeung Ng, was convicted of two contempts of court and sentenced to a total of 4 months imprisonment by a Divisional Court (Chan CJHC and Keith J). At the time of the contempts, the appellant was editor of the Oriental Daily News. The Oriental Press Group Ltd, a public listed company, is the de facto owner publisher and controller of the Oriental Daily News. The Oriental Press Group was also convicted and fined $5m but does not appeal.