A former senior Hong Kong prosecutor has lost a judicial challenge against his dismissal over remarks made in two emails questioning the integrity of police and inviting colleagues to attend a June 4 Tiananmen Square vigil.In a judgment delivered on Tuesday, the High Court ruled that the civil service had sufficient basis to sack William Wong Wa-fun and strip him of 26 years’ worth of pension entitlements for violating the standards of conduct expected of a public servant.Mr Justice Russell Coleman said Wong placed himself in an embarrassing position by alleging in an internal email that police, his close work counterparts, had lied about the motives for high-profile arrests of opposition politicians and activists during the 2019 anti-government protests.
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TUE · 2026-06-30 · 07:35 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0630-88570
NSR-2026-0630-88570News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Ex-prosecutor loses judicial challenge against sacking for emails flouting neutrality
A former senior Hong Kong prosecutor, William Wong Wa-fun, has lost a judicial challenge against his dismissal. The High Court ruled on Tuesday that the civil service had sufficient grounds to sack Wong and remove his pension entitlements.
Brian WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-30 · 07:35 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A former senior Hong Kong prosecutor, William Wong Wa-fun, has lost a judicial challenge against his dismissal. The High Court ruled on Tuesday that the civil service had sufficient grounds to sack Wong and remove his pension entitlements. Wong was dismissed for violating public servant conduct standards, specifically for remarks made in two emails. These emails questioned police integrity by alleging they lied about motives for arrests during the 2019 protests and invited colleagues to a June 4 Tiananmen Square vigil. Mr. Justice Russell Coleman stated Wong placed himself in an "embarrassing position" with these allegations.
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Wong alleged in an internal email that police lied about motives for high-profile arrests of opposition politicians.
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Wong was stripped of 26 years' worth of pension entitlements.
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Civil service had sufficient basis to sack William Wong Wa-fun.
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Dismissal was over remarks in emails questioning police integrity and inviting colleagues to a June 4 vigil.
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Former senior Hong Kong prosecutor lost judicial challenge against sacking.
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