Court hears HK democrat, media mogul were targetsLeading Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. pro-democracy campaigner Martin Lee and media mogul Mogul: see Mughal. Jimmy Lai were the possible targets of a shooting plot that was foiled foil 1 tr.v. foiled, foil·ing, foils 1. To prevent from being successful; thwart. 2. To obscure or confuse (a trail or scent) so as to evade pursuers. n. Archaic 1. by police, a court has heard. Papers with information related to Lee and Lai, a vocal critic of Beijing and owner of the Apple Daily newspaper, were found in the possession of a man accused of plotting to attack them, prosecution lawyer Peter Chapman told the court. Chapman said the prosecution had not been able to pinpoint who was the precise target of the plots or how seriously the accused intended to injure To interfere with the legally protected interest of another or to inflict harm on someone, for which an action may be brought. To damage or impair. The term injure is comprehensive and can apply to an injury to a person or property. Cross-references Tort Law. them. Huang Nanhua, also known as Wong Siu-ming, denied one count of carrying arms and ammunition with intent to cause an arrestable offence Arrestable offence is an obsolete term in English and Welsh law. It was created by the Criminal Law Act 1967 to replace felony. The original legislation was replaced and amended by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, which itself was significantly amended to increase powers , and one count of possession of arms and ammunition without a licence. The plot was foiled in August last year, the court heard. The trial continues. 
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