8 Mar 2016
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v. PCCW MEDIA LTD
- Citation
- COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v. PCCW MEDIA LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP120/2016
Production orders were refused because the applicant failed to satisfy s84(3)(a)(iii) that the unedited footage sought was of substantial value to the investigation or necessary as relevant evidence (general Tamar Park footage and post‑assault footage were irrelevant or too wide), the identities of makers do not constitute 'journalistic material' under s82 and therefore cannot be ordered under s84, and in respect of i-CABLE there was a service/premises defect; on public interest balancing the fact the material was in the public domain and offers to authenticate by TVB made disclosure unnecess…