Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Handling proceeds of indictable offences

Legal area

Court

9 Sept 2025

香港特別行政區訴文成煊

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 6321
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA227/2025

The appeal is dismissed because the trial judge did not err in principle and the eight‑month sentence is not manifestly excessive: a twelve‑month starting point was reasonable for processing HK$378,602.72 over extensive transactions, the judge correctly applied a 25% reduction for a late plea and a further one‑month reduction for rehabilitation, and the appellant's claim of a bank enquiry was not credible or sufficient to undermine the sentence.
18 Feb 2025

香港特別行政區訴許君增

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 1149
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA2/2024

The trial judge, after independent and detailed evaluation of all evidence including the appellant's recorded interview and the defence witness's testimony, correctly found the defence account implausible and that the appellant's conduct (sale of card, disclosure of password, pattern of deposits/withdrawals) warranted the irresistible inference that the account would be used to process proceeds of crime; even if the defence version were accepted the objective circumstances would lead a reasonable person to conclude the funds were criminal proceeds, so the conviction is safe and must be upheld.
12 Jan 2021

香港特別行政區訴黃冠如

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 58
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA239/2020

Appellate court dismissed the appeal: the trial judge's adverse credibility findings were open on the evidence, the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant handled funds which he knew or had reasonable grounds to believe were proceeds of indictable offences under Cap.455 s25(1), and the 11‑month custodial sentence (after a one‑month reduction) was not manifestly excessive given the amount, international element and need for deterrence.
29 Jan 2016

香港特別行政區訴鄭惠恒

Citation

香港特別行政區訴鄭惠恒
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC71/2014

Applicant failed to prove the waiver was legally invalid because the evidence did not show he lacked understanding or was credibly misled about the nature and effect of the waiver; contemporaneous documents expressly recorded his understanding; reliance on a fellow prisoner is not convincing; delay and conduct undermined the claim. The Court has no inherent jurisdiction to reopen an abandoned appeal except via s.83P; inviting the Chief Executive to refer the case under s.83P is an executive discretion and will not be made by the Court absent very special circumstances, which were not establis…

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香港特別行政區 訴 鄭惠恒

香港特別行政區訴文成煊

香港特別行政區訴許君增

香港特別行政區訴黃冠如

香港特別行政區訴鄭惠恒