15 Nov 2001
The court refused to grant a certificate because none of the applicant's submissions constituted a point of law of great and general importance as required by section 32, and the matters complained of (including allegations of false evidence) were not appropriate for determination in this certification application.
10 Jul 1986
The Identification Parade Book added nothing beyond the chief inspector's oral evidence given at trial and thus did not constitute fresh evidence after the jury retired; no miscarriage of justice occurred and the appeal is dismissed under the proviso where applicable.
15 Mar 1974
The appellate court concluded the trial judge had misappreciated and under-weighted material evidence (notably the sub-tenant's corroboration of handcuffing and the unreliable, muddled testimony of CHAN Kuen) and had expressed findings in a way that, taken with other deficiencies, left a lurking doubt as to the safety of the convictions; accordingly the convictions were unsafe and were quashed.
23 Aug 1972
The conviction was quashed because the prosecution's case rested on unsatisfactory evidence: the critical identification relied in part on inadmissible hearsay from an identification parade and the complainant gave inconsistent and belated accusations; there was no satisfactory evidence identifying who stole the jacket nor sufficient evidence of a shared pre-concerted intention to rob.