Key facts
- The Hong Kong Bar Association is the professional body for the city's barristers.
- The Bar Association argued the tribunal overlooked the likelihood of Ng's action bringing the legal profession into disrepute.
- Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee is a barrister and former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker.
- The misconduct case stems from Ng's conviction for taking part in an unlawful assembly in 2019.
The Hong Kong Bar Association asked a court on November 9, 2026, to revoke a disciplinary tribunal's decision clearing barrister and former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee of professional misconduct, a court was told on Monday.
The Bar Association, the professional body for the city's barristers, argued that the panel had overlooked "the likelihood of Ng's action bringing the legal profession into" disrepute, according to the report. The misconduct case followed Ng's conviction for taking part in an unlawful assembly in 2019.
The report did not state the court's ruling or any timetable for a decision.