17 Apr 2024
HKSAR v. LI QING BIN (李慶彬)
- Citation
- [2024] HKCFA 9
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FAMC14/2023
The Court granted leave to appeal and certified five specific questions of great and general importance concerning the application of the automendacity principle to s.42 offences of the Immigration Ordinance, the relevance of contemporaneous explanation and automated verification under s.4A, whether an inaccurate unrectifiable date of birth is a false material particular, the mens rea requirement, and the existence of an implied reasonable excuse defence; the Court directed that the Applicant be legally represented and deferred fixing a hearing date pending legal aid and preparation of the pr…