香港特別行政區 訴 周耀聰

香港特別行政區 訴 周耀聰

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant's grounds were not arguable: the trial judge gave adequate reasons, properly analysed objective bank records and funds flow, reasonably resolved claimed inconsistencies as immaterial, and lawfully rejected the appellant's improbable explanations; accordingly there...

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Citation
[2025] HKCA 1028
Parties
Applicant: CHOW YIU CHUNG; Respondent: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
14 November 2025
Case Number
CACC198/2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction / Leave Application Hearing (court of Appeal)
Outcome
Leave to appeal against conviction refused
Legal Topics
Leave to Appeal, Credibility Assessment, Duty to Give Reasons, Bank Records and Tracing, Inherent Improbability
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Theft Fraud Evidence Appeal Leave to Appeal Credibility Assessment Duty to Give Reasons +2 more

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Parties

CHOW YIU CHUNG

Applicant

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction / Leave Application Hearing (court of Appeal)

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge erred in accepting prosecution witnesses despite alleged contradictions
  2. 2 Whether the trial judge gave adequate reasons in accordance with authority (Poon Chun Kit and related cases)
  3. 3 Whether the alleged scheme was inherently impossible as a matter of common sense

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant's grounds were not arguable: the trial judge gave adequate reasons, properly analysed objective bank records and funds flow, reasonably resolved claimed inconsistencies as immaterial, and lawfully rejected the appellant's improbable explanations; accordingly there was no reasonable prospect of success on appeal.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal against conviction refused

Orders

  • Leave to appeal against conviction refused
  • Applicant reminded may reapply to the Court of Appeal