Hong Kong courts have postponed the hearing of the US$206 million JPEX fraud case until March.

In the JPEX fraud case in Hong Kong, prosecutors were granted an adjournment until next year to allow for the review of case files at a hearing held Monday at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts in the city. The next hearing is scheduled for March 16, where a group of social media influencers accused of promoting JPEX and acting as "frontmen" for its over-the-counter cryptocurrency trading shops will appear in court. Seven of the eight defendants who appeared in court were granted bail under their original conditions. Those accused include lawyer-turned-influencer Lam Tsz-lam, YouTube blogger Chan Wing-yee, former TVB actor Cheng Chun-hei, and fitness instructor Chiu King-yin. Cheng Chun-hei, who did not apply for bail, will remain in custody.