SJ Paul Lam Condemns Court Damage

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam has condemned acts disrupting the administration of justice after a case of suspected criminal damage at West Kowloon Magistrates' Court.

A pane of glass measuring 2 by 5 metres was found to have been shattered on Wednesday afternoon.

Sources said security guards heard a noise and later found that one of the panes that makes up a glass curtain wall on the building had been damaged.

Sources also said they did not think the cause of the damage was from inside the building, but no suspicious objects were found.

The West Kowloon Court on Wednesday held the national security trial involving defendants linked to unofficial Legco primary polls in 2020, among other cases.

"I am immensely concerned about the incident, and strongly condemn any violent acts intended to disrupt or damage the due administration of justice," Lam said in a statement.

"In Hong Kong, where the rule of law is upheld, no act of violent attack or intimidation, which is against the courts or judicial officers, will be tolerated."

He also said the authorities will spare no effort in bringing to justice anyone found responsible.