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Topic

False declarations

Legal area

Court

15 Aug 2025

MAK LAI WAH v. HOUSING AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 3502
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1033/2025

The court held the AP Decision was lawfully made, the AP lawfully concluded the Daughter had an interest in the Flat within the WTP definition and there was insufficient objective evidence of trusteeship; the AP hearing was procedurally fair and the challenges were primarily merits-based and not legally arguable, so leave for judicial review was refused and the application dismissed; costs ordered against the Applicant.
2 Dec 1986

THE QUEEN v. LAM VENG-CHAN

Citation

THE QUEEN v. LAM VENG-CHAN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA1109/1986

The Magistrate correctly applied the 40% guideline to the three offences under section 36(1)(a) and the fines of $5,000 each were not disturbed; however the Magistrate erred in applying the same approach to seven offences under regulation 12 without regard to the lower statutory maximum. Applying the Marvels profit-based formula (net profit multiplied by 2) and the Crown's accepted estimate reduces the seven regulation fines to $1,500 each, resulting in a revised total fine of $25,500.