Tribunal wrong to clear ex-lawmaker Margaret Ng of misconduct, court told

A disciplinary tribunal erred in its decision to clear barrister and former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee of professional misconduct over her conviction for taking part in an unlawful assembly in 2019, a court was told on Monday. The Hong Kong Bar Association, the professional body for the city’s barristers, sought a court ruling to revoke the decision, arguing that the panel had overlooked “the likelihood of Ng’s action bringing the legal profession into...