香港特別行政區 訴 何志豪及另四人

香港特別行政區 訴 何志豪及另四人

The Court held that the trial judge was entitled to admit and rely on D2's cautioned statements and to make the factual inferences supporting convictions for D2, D4, D6 and D7 on the totality of direct and circumstantial evidence; however, the late post-evidence addition of a riot charge against D3 created...

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Citation
[2025] HKCA 769
Parties
Respondent: HKSAR (The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region); Applicant: HO CHI HO (何志豪) (D2); Applicant: CHENG KAM MUN (鄭錦滿) (D3); Applicant: CHAN KAI YIN (陳啟賢) (D4); Applicant: FUNG SZE YUI (馮思睿) (D6); Applicant: LAM WING MAN (林泳汶) (D7)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
5 September 2025
Case Number
CACC34/2023
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal (conviction) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction; Appeal Court Hearing
Outcome
D3 conviction and sentence (riot) quashed and appeal allowed; convictions and sentences of D2, D4, D6 and D7 upheld and their leave applications refused.
Legal Topics
Obstruction of Justice, Riot, Admissibility of Police Interviews, Amendment of Charges Mid Trial, Joint Enterprise, Appellate Review of Factual Findings
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Evidence Obstruction of Justice Riot Admissibility of Police Interviews Amendment of Charges Mid Trial Joint Enterprise +1 more

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Parties

HKSAR (The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)

Respondent

HO CHI HO (何志豪) (D2)

Applicant

CHENG KAM MUN (鄭錦滿) (D3)

Applicant

CHAN KAI YIN (陳啟賢) (D4)

Applicant

FUNG SZE YUI (馮思睿) (D6)

Applicant

LAM WING MAN (林泳汶) (D7)

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal (conviction) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction; Appeal Court Hearing

  1. 1 Whether police interview statements admitted against D2 were voluntarily made and lawfully admitted
  2. 2 Whether prosecution could permissibly add a new charge (riot) against D3 after close of evidence without causing irremediable unfairness
  3. 3 Whether the evidence sufficed to infer that D4, D6 and D7 intended to assist persons to evade arrest (joint enterprise/assistance)

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held that the trial judge was entitled to admit and rely on D2's cautioned statements and to make the factual inferences supporting convictions for D2, D4, D6 and D7 on the totality of direct and circumstantial evidence; however, the late post-evidence addition of a riot charge against D3 created unfairness not cured by available remedies and the conviction and sentence on that added charge must be quashed.

Court Disposition

D3 conviction and sentence (riot) quashed and appeal allowed; convictions and sentences of D2, D4, D6 and D7 upheld and their leave applications refused.

Orders

  • Quash conviction and sentence for CHENG KAM MUN (D3) on count 4 (riot)
  • Uphold convictions of HO CHI HO (D2), CHAN KAI YIN (D4), FUNG SZE YUI (D6) and LAM WING MAN (D7) on their respective obstruction/assistance counts