27 Oct 1998
HKSAR v. CHAN CHUNG LEUNG
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHAN CHUNG LEUNG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC143/1998
The court held that the prosecution failed to link the $8 million in assorted bank accounts to drug trafficking so the bank books had no probative value under the test in R v Grant; the judge erred in relying on those accounts and in failing to alert defence or properly investigate crucial matters (finances and round-number quantities) before drawing adverse inferences, rendering the trafficking conviction unsafe; accordingly the trafficking conviction was quashed and, applying section 83A, substituted with a conviction for possession of the dangerous drugs and a fine, while the conviction fo…