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Topic

Admission statements

Legal area

Court

25 Nov 2016

HKSAR v. NG CHUN WING

Citation

HKSAR v. NG CHUN WING
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC424/2015

The Court held the evidence (rent payments, receipt of payments, landlady's statements, possession of keys, CCTV/monitor and police testimony) supported the finding that the applicant was the person in charge who permitted storage and had knowledge of the drugs; the trial judge's incorrect direction requiring proof of possession for Count 2 was favourable to the applicant and caused no prejudice; CCTV concerns were resolved by available audio and photographic evidence; the renewal application was without merit and leave was refused; the Court ordered six weeks loss of custody time under s83W(…
21 Aug 1998

HKSAR v. KO SAI KEUNG

Citation

HKSAR v. KO SAI KEUNG
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC730/1997

No Turnbull direction was required because visual identification of the applicant was not in issue: identification was supported by surveillance video, other officers' observations and the applicant's own admissions; the case did not involve a fleeting encounter or the presence of other persons and therefore the absence of Turnbull directions did not render the conviction unsafe.