7 Nov 1990
THE QUEEN v. CHOW WING SUN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. CHOW WING SUN AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1223/1990
The appeal was allowed and convictions quashed because the magistrate's findings were inconsistent and inadequately reasoned, key credibility assessments were unsafe given conflicting evidence (notably PW1 v PW4), the magistrate applied the wrong test to the allegation that defendants 'duly performed services', and on the whole the convictions were unsafe; the court exercised discretion against ordering a retrial given low prospect of success and time already served by the first appellant.