Social Worker Arrested Amid Legal Challenge to Hong Kong's Tech Hub

Politics

1 year ago

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Credited from: SCMP

A **Hong Kong social worker**, Eddie Tse Sai-kit, has been arrested on suspicion of **deception** related to his living allowance and housing applications.
Tse was granted court permission to challenge the government’s **conditional approval** for an environmental study on the **San Tin Technopole** project.
The **San Tin Technopole** project aims to convert about **600 hectares** of land into a new tech hub and town near the border with mainland China.
The court has criticized the **Legal Aid Department** for delays in announcing the results of Tse's legal aid application.
The court is set to hear the judicial review of the project on **June 9**, which is expected to last five days.

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