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Hong Kong Case Law

Interpretation of statutory singular/plural
  • 13 Jun 1975

    LAU CHI KWAN v. THE QUEEN

    Citation
    LAU CHI KWAN v. THE QUEEN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC418/1975

    Where the defendant's dangerous driving across adjoining streets forms one continuous activity, alleging the offence as occurring in the multiple streets is not impermissibly duplicitous; the singular/plural construction in the statute and authorities (notably Jemmison v. Priddle and Reg v. Clow) support treating closely connected acts as one activity, so the charge was valid and the appeal dismissed.