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Hong Kong activist denied legal aid for challenge against San Tin Technopole approval

Credited from: SCMP

  • Hong Kong’s Legal Aid Department has rejected the application of social worker Eddie Tse for financial assistance related to a judicial review.
  • The judicial review challenges the approval of an environmental impact study for the San Tin Technopole project.
  • If Tse continues with the challenge, he will incur personal costs for lawyers’ fees due to the lack of legal aid.
  • The San Tin Technopole aims to transform a significant area into a technology park and housing development, amidst criticisms of limited public consultation.
  • Tse's previous arrests for alleged deception regarding public benefits have raised further complications in his activism.

For full article, visit South China Morning Post.

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