香港特別行政區 訴 潘家偉
Given the extreme gravity, prolonged and collective nature of the conspiracy to falsify test reports on a major cross-border infrastructure project, and the substantial public interest and remediation costs, the 21-month sentence was not manifestly excessive; leave to appeal against sentence was refused.
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- Citation
- [2019] HKCA 880
- Parties
- Respondent: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Applicant: Poon Ka Wai (潘家偉)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong
- Judgment Date
- 31 July 2019
- Case Number
- CACC345/2018
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Sentencing Appeal (leave to Appeal) / Court of Appeal Leave Application Against Sentence
- Outcome
- Leave to appeal against sentence refused.
- Legal Topics
- Conspiracy to Defraud, Fabrication of Test Reports, Sentencing Principles, Undermining Public Confidence in Certification
- Source Language
- ch
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Parties
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Respondent
Poon Ka Wai (潘家偉)
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sentencing Appeal (leave to Appeal) / Court of Appeal Leave Application Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the 21-month sentence was manifestly excessive
- 2 Appropriate weight of aggravating features: prolonged, collective misconduct affecting major public infrastructure
- 3 Whether mitigation (family background) justified a reduced sentence
Ratio Decidendi
Given the extreme gravity, prolonged and collective nature of the conspiracy to falsify test reports on a major cross-border infrastructure project, and the substantial public interest and remediation costs, the 21-month sentence was not manifestly excessive; leave to appeal against sentence was refused.
Court Disposition
Leave to appeal against sentence refused.
Orders
- Leave to appeal against sentence refused
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CACC 345/2018 [2019] HKCA 880 香港特別行政區 高等法院上訴法庭 刑事司法管轄權 判刑上訴許可申請 刑事上訴案件2018年第345號 (原區域法院刑事案件2017年第1031號) 答辯人 香港特別行政區 對 申請人 潘家偉(POON KA WAI) 主審法官: 高等法院署理首席法官楊振權 聆訊日期: 2019年7月31日 判案書日期: 2019年7月31日 判案書 自2015年開始,申請人(潘家偉)和其餘多名被告人在處理港珠澳大橋建築材料測試時違反工作規則,製作虛假測試報告、更改測試日期及/或時間,及使用替代品進行混凝土測試,以隱瞞某些過失或違規行為。事件在2016年7月被揭發。 本案是一宗極為嚴重的集體串謀詐騙案。港珠澳大橋是近年涉及港珠澳三地的特大工程項目。申請人串謀他人以虛假文件誘使土木工程署人員簽發合格證書,而其實有關的測試根本沒有按正常程序進行。 申請人罪行的嚴重性包括: 打擊公眾對有關檢測及認證系統的信心; 嚴重影響公眾對大橋品質的信心,導致公眾恐慌,違反公共利益而政府必須採取補救措施,取回公眾信心; 對港珠澳三地,甚至是整個大中華地區的工程聲譽造成極大的負面影響; 為了進行相關的補救程序,政府要多花5,800萬元公帑再做測試以消除公眾的疑慮;及 事件是連續及長時間進行,並涉及集體行動,亦必然導致工程延誤及附帶的經濟損失。 對申請人的家庭背景,本席表示同情。但本席認為以案件的背景及犯案手法而言,即使以對申請人最有利的角度考慮事件,原審法官採納的量刑基準及最終的21個月判刑都絕非明顯過重。 因此,本席不批准申請人就判刑提出的上訴許可申請。 (楊振權) 高等法院署理首席法官 答辯人: 由律政司高級助理刑事檢控專員陳大偉代表。 申請人: 由鄧耀榮律師行轉聘大律師徐國基代表。