26 Mar 2026
HKSAR v. HUNG KAR YAN KARIN 孔嘉殷
- Citation
- [2026] HKDC 576
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCC492/2024
The court exercised its discretion under s5 Cap 492 to refuse the defendant's application for costs because, despite acquittal, the defendant's bank account transactions gave rise to strong suspicion and her exercise of the right to remain silent when arrested deprived authorities of the opportunity to allay that suspicion; those matters justified depriving her of costs. A certificate for two counsel was not warranted given the case's attributes.