3 Feb 2000
HKSAR v. CHAN YIU WAH
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHAN YIU WAH
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1249/1998
The conviction was quashed because the prosecution's evidence was insufficient and, on the evidence admitted, positively negatived the essential elements of the amended charge; the court did not decide the legal question whether taking evidence before obtaining a fresh Secretary for Justice consent necessarily vitiates proceedings, but warned prosecutors to obtain consent promptly.