9 Oct 1998
HKSAR v. NG CHING YI AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- HKSAR v. NG CHING YI AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA33/1998
Convictions were quashed because the magistrate wrongly or insufficiently evaluated key evidence: admissions to persons in authority were not properly assessed for voluntariness and may have been inadmissible or mischaracterised; the written contract and surrounding facts did not establish beyond reasonable inference an unlawful agreement or requisite knowledge by the second appellant; the prosecution failed to overcome reasonable explanations and evidence of openness, rendering convictions unsafe.