Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

False pretences

Legal area

Court

2 Apr 1970

WONG PUI-HOK v. THE QUEEN

Citation

WONG PUI-HOK v. THE QUEEN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC37/1970

The conviction was upheld because the magistrate's specific findings—that the appellant admitted writing and signing the note and that he knew the requested money was not for the purpose stated—were supported by the evidence and satisfied the elements of an attempt to obtain money by false pretences; particulars did not require explicit allegation that the money was for a third party in the circumstances; however the original sentence was excessive and was reduced from 12 months to 4 months imprisonment, allowing immediate release when remission and time served are taken into account.
17 Jun 1969

ATTORNEY GENERAL v. YUEN MAN PAN

Citation

ATTORNEY GENERAL v. YUEN MAN PAN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC192/1969

The trial judge applied the wrong test and improperly treated the absence of corroboration as fatal; the correct test is whether the evidence before the court was such that a reasonable tribunal might convict; the ruling of no case to answer was therefore set aside and the matter remitted for trial de novo.
5 Mar 1968

GEORGE WILLIAM HUNTLEY v. THE QUEEN

Citation

GEORGE WILLIAM HUNTLEY v. THE QUEEN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC572/1967

The majority held that, on the totality of evidence (fictitious account constituted by transfers, the appellant's authentication of withdrawal slips without proper posting, and the back‑dated $14,000 entry to reconcile a sectional balance) together with the appellant's failure to explain, the only irresistible inference was that the appellant had guilty knowledge and intended to defraud; convictions were therefore upheld.

Hong Kong Case Law

WONG PUI-HOK v. THE QUEEN

ATTORNEY GENERAL v. YUEN MAN PAN

GEORGE WILLIAM HUNTLEY v. THE QUEEN