Families of victims who died in Hong Kong’s Lamma ferry disaster 14 years ago have withdrawn their application for a judicial review against a coroner’s findings in an inquest, marking the end of a long legal battle.High Court Judge Herbert Au-yeung Ho-wing said on Wednesday that the proceedings had ceased after the plaintiffs informed the court two days ago that they would not continue the legal challenge.The four plaintiffs – Alice Leung Shuk-ling, Leung Ka-yan, Philip Chiu Ping-chuen and Tsui-keung – lodged the application in April after the Coroner’s Court reached its verdict on the city’s deadliest maritime accident in recent decades, which claimed the lives of 39 people on October 1, 2012.
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WED · 2026-07-22 · 10:44 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0722-95021
NSR-2026-0722-95021News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Families of Lamma ferry crash victims drop judicial review after legal aid denied
Families of victims from Hong Kong's Lamma ferry disaster have withdrawn their judicial review application against a coroner's findings. The four plaintiffs, Alice Leung Shuk-ling, Leung Ka-yan, Philip Chiu Ping-chuen, and Tsui-keung, informed the High Court on Wednesday that they would not continue the legal challenge.
Fiona ChowSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-22 · 10:44 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Families of victims from Hong Kong's Lamma ferry disaster have withdrawn their judicial review application against a coroner's findings. The four plaintiffs, Alice Leung Shuk-ling, Leung Ka-yan, Philip Chiu Ping-chuen, and Tsui-keung, informed the High Court on Wednesday that they would not continue the legal challenge. This decision marks the end of a long legal battle following the 2012 disaster, which resulted in 39 fatalities. The families had lodged the application in April after the Coroner's Court delivered its verdict on the maritime accident. High Court Judge Herbert Au-yeung Ho-wing confirmed the cessation of proceedings.
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High Court Judge Herbert Au-yeung Ho-wing stated the proceedings had ceased.
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The application for judicial review was lodged after the Coroner's Court reached its verdict.
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The Lamma ferry disaster occurred 14 years ago and claimed the lives of 39 people.
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The judicial review was against a coroner's findings in an inquest.
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Families of Lamma ferry crash victims have dropped their judicial review application.
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