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Hong Kong Case Law

Collateral challenge to criminal trial
  • 27 May 2008

    RE KO KIT

    Citation
    RE KO KIT
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV138/2008

    The Court dismissed the appeals and refused leave for judicial review because the trial judge made detailed factual findings that the recording arose from pre-existing covert surveillance, the intrusion was not motivated by an intent to capture privileged communications, officers acted in good faith and took swift remedial steps (withdrawal and termination), and those findings meant the breach did not affront the public conscience so as to justify a permanent stay; collateral challenge was inappropriate absent exceptional circumstances and adequate remedies existed within the criminal process.