6 Jan 1994
R. v. LIU CHEUNG HON
- Citation
- R. v. LIU CHEUNG HON
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA278/1993
The court held that s9(2)(a) and (b) are alternative modes of the same offence and that a magistrate is required to follow the mandatory amendment procedure in Magistrates Ordinance s27 when amending charges at trial; the magistrate properly amended the charge under s27, could have considered s32 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance regarding Attorney General consent, and because consent was obtained the amendment and consequent conviction were valid; appeal dismissed.