Court dismisses appeal over Facebook sentence

Aug 29, 2012

Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal rejects an application for leave to appeal against a sentence for giving unlicensed securities advice via the social networking site.

A Hong Kong court has dismissed an application from Lo Kam Chung to appeal against a sentence imposed on him for carrying on an unlicensed securities business via Facebook.

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