A Hong Kong policeman is facing up to seven years in jail for charges including criminal damage for throwing red paint and accessing internal police systems without authorization. Prosecutors are seeking to transfer the case to a higher court.

A Hong Kong policeman accused of throwing red paint at the front door of a residential flat and accessing the force’s internal systems without authorisation could face up to seven years in prison after prosecutors sought to transfer his case to the District Court. Leung Lung-kwan, 41, appeared at Eastern Court on Wednesday for the first time after being charged with one count of criminal damage and eight counts of accessing a computer with dishonest intent. Prosecutors alleged that he accessed.....