However, Court of First Instance judge Esther Toh Lye-ping overturned West Kowloon Court’s decision to grant bail to Civic Party’s ex-lawmakers Jeremy Tam Man-ho and Kwok Ka-ki. Last week, West Kowloon Court awarded bail to the 11 but ordered them to stay behind bars after the prosecutor lodged an immediate appeal against the decision. Four other suspects - district councilors Kalvin Ho Kai-ming, Lee Yue-shun, Sze Tak-loy and Sam Cheung Ho-sum – will have their bail reviewed on Monday. Alongside the prosecution appealing successful bail bids from some defendants, several others who had not secured their bails at West Kowloon Court are also challenging the decisions to confine them. They can still seek bail directly at the High Court, together with co-defendants who did not apply to overturn West Kowloon Court’s decision to confine them.

Source: The Standard March 13, 2021 09:11 UTC