7 Sept 1993
R. v. LEUNG KWOK SING
- Citation
- R. v. LEUNG KWOK SING
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC538/1992
The Court held that the Governor's written consent was a necessary prerequisite to instituting prosecutions under section 37C because the Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878 applied to Hong Kong (and its relevant policy/content was transposed into local law by section 23C of the Crimes Ordinance 1990); Part VIIA and the Attorney General's consent under section 37L did not negate the separate diplomatic/policy consent requirement of the Governor; the Governor's assent to the amending Ordinance did not delegate his separate statutory powers; absent the Governor's consent the proceedings we…