The Court made s 214 SFO disqualification orders against four former China Candy directors after agreed facts showed material overstatements in the company’s cash and bank balances.
The Court approved a Carecraft settlement in a section 214 SFO petition, ordering a five-year disqualification and HK$4 million compensation against Zhang Wei.
On re‑hearing the High Court found the documentary, photographic and video evidence and witness testimony credible and the appellant's accounts inconsistent and unreliable; cautioned admissions were voluntary and admissible; Housing Department clearance and Fire Services prosecutions were lawful and required no statutory prior notice for prosecution under the cited provisions; self‑defence and related defences were unavailable on the facts; therefore the evidence proved the offences in all four appeals beyond reasonable doubt and the sentences were not manifestly excessive — all appeals dismi…
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Obstruction of escape route (fire services regulations)
Obstruction of public officer
Assault
Voluntariness and admissibility of cautioned statements
Appeal standard — re‑hearing
Sentencing — repeat offender and protection of public officers
The Court dismissed Rich Engineering Limited’s appeal against disciplinary removal orders, holding the Board gave adequate reasons and properly reconsidered totality after some convictions were set aside.
The Court of First Instance made a 7-year disqualification order against Ho Siu Man under section 214 SFO after agreed facts disclosed misleading announcements and governance failures.
The Court of First Instance made s 214 SFO disqualification orders after a Carecraft disposal, finding serious misconduct in the company’s forestry and JFT transactions.
The Competition Tribunal approved consent judgments for price-fixing in HA cleaning tenders, imposing pecuniary penalties, director disqualifications, costs, and payment guarantees.
Court of First Instance granted a 7-year disqualification order under s 214 SFO against a bankrupt former director for misconduct in relation to Tech Pro Technology Development Limited.
The appellate court, on a re‑hearing, accepted the prosecution's contemporaneous photographic and witness evidence and the trial judge's credibility findings; given the vehicle layout, the location of the opened bag and that only the appellant was handling the rear of the vehicle, the only reasonable inference was the appellant moved/touched the bag and must have seen its cigarette contents and therefore knew the goods were dutiable; the evidence proved the offence beyond reasonable doubt and the conviction is safe.