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Society & Rights April 10, 2026 519 stories in this edition

Hong Kong bookstore owner fined HK$32,000 for using shop as unregistered school

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Fiona Chow
Hong Kong bookstore owner fined HK$32,000 for using shop as unregistered school

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A Hong Kong independent bookstore owner has been fined HK$32,000 (US$4,085) for holding a Spanish class in his shop after a court ruled the course took place at an unregistered school. Pong Yat-ming, 52, was convicted on Friday of violating the Education Ordinance by organising a Spanish course in April last year at Book Punch, a bookstore he founded in Sham Shui Po in 2020. Kowloon City Court earlier heard Pong’s de...

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A Hong Kong independent bookstore owner has been fined HK$32,000 (US$4,085) for holding a Spanish class in his shop after a court ruled the course took place at an unregistered school. Pong Yat-ming, 52, was convicted on...

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