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Hong Kong Case Law

Identity

  • 30 Jun 2006

    HKSAR v. A PERSON CLAIMING TO BE CHANGEZ, KHAN

    Citation
    HKSAR v. A PERSON CLAIMING TO BE CHANGEZ, KHAN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA374/2006

    The cumulative and concordant forensic and testimonial evidence (brother's non‑recognition, surgeon's evidence of scars present on the real person but absent on the appellant, photographic comparison, and non‑matching fingerprints) established beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant is not Changez Khan; therefore the appeal against conviction fails.

  • 5 Jun 1998

    HKSAR v. KWOK WAI CHAU

    Citation
    HKSAR v. KWOK WAI CHAU
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC502/1997

    The distress exhibited by the complainant was capable in law of corroborating her evidence that non-consensual intercourse occurred and the trial judge properly left that question to the jury with appropriate warnings about genuineness and limited weight; where identity is not in issue, distress relating to an incident involving multiple perpetrators can corroborate the complainant's account that the applicant participated; application for leave to appeal dismissed.

  • 22 May 1996

    R. v. CHOW HON KWONG

    Citation
    R. v. CHOW HON KWONG
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC713/1995

    On the facts — two 3 cm full‑thickness scalp lacerations, concussion shown on MRI, multiple bruises, five days hospitalisation and the savage manner of attack directed at the head — the injuries qualified as really serious bodily harm and there was a common and individual intention to cause serious injury; accordingly leave to appeal against conviction and sentence was refused.

  • 24 Dec 1990

    NG MAN SUN v. LAW WAI AND OTHERS

    Citation
    NG MAN SUN v. LAW WAI AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA826/1989

    The court found the two articles were defamatory, that the nickname 'Market Wai' and the detailed background in the articles would be reasonably understood by readers and by relevant witnesses to refer to the plaintiff, that the defendants failed to comply with the injunction and republished related defamatory material, and that, given the conduct and harm, damages of HKD 350,000 should be awarded against each defendant with costs.