Hong Kong court rejects Lingnan University student’s challenge to council election disqualification

Hong Kong court rejects Lingnan University student’s challenge to council election disqualification

A Hong Kong court has rejected a student’s bid to challenge his disqualification from running in his university’s top council election last year, with a judge saying that the restrictions he allegedly violated were in place to ensure fairness. Hong Kong’s Lingnan University in May 2025. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In a Friday ruling, High Court Judge Russell Coleman sided with the university, ruling that Isaac Lai, vice chair of the Lingnan University…