11 Apr 2000
AU KAM HAN AND ANOTHER v. AU KAM MING AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- AU KAM HAN AND ANOTHER v. AU KAM MING AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI1069/1998
The appeal was dismissed: the Master’s order for disclosure of police forensic reports, post‑mortem reports, scene photographs/sketches/maps and records of interviews and arrests should stand subject to editing/redaction to protect the identity of suspects at large; public interest immunity as claimed was insufficient to withhold disclosure in whole; defendants cannot shield such documents by claiming legal professional privilege or a proprietary interest; issues of admissibility are for trial, not for the disclosure stage; costs on indemnity basis were awarded to the plaintiffs and to the Se…