Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Judicial intervention in questioning

Legal area

Court

22 Dec 2017

香港特別行政區訴黃肇基

Citation

香港特別行政區訴黃肇基
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA201/2016

The court found the oral admission and interview record to be voluntary and corroborated, the magistrate properly assessed credibility and did not unfairly enter the arena by clarifying issues, and the sentencing judge properly treated the presence of three illegal workers and the period of work as aggravating factors; accordingly the convictions and concurrent five‑month sentences were upheld.
28 May 2001

HKSAR v. CHUI CHI SHING

Citation

HKSAR v. CHUI CHI SHING
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA25/2001

The magistrate was entitled to disbelieve the appellant on the basis of the evidence and deliberate lies; combined with physical possession of cartons later found to contain infringing CDs, the only reasonable inference was that the appellant knew the contents and that they were infringing; absence of independent corroboration did not preclude reliance on lies in the circumstances; appeal dismissed.