Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Sexual offences against children

Legal area

Court

30 Jan 2026

香港特別行政區訴李超勇

Citation

[2026] HKCA 117
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC267/2024

The application for out‑of‑time leave and for leave to appeal were refused because the proposed grounds were undeveloped, lacked affidavit evidence or particulars (notably the counsel‑incompetence allegation was abandoned and unsupported), the trial judge's evidential rulings were lawful and justified (including exclusion/non‑reliance on P7/P8 and acceptance of complainant), and there was no realistic prospect of success under the Chong Ching Yuen benchmark for serious incompetence or unfair trial.
25 Mar 2025

香港特別行政區訴 L.C.

Citation

[2025] HKCA 300
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC77/2023

The Court of Appeal refused permission and dismissed the sentencing appeal because the sentencing judge validly identified and applied relevant aggravating factors (abuse of position as step‑father, large age gap, prolonged period of offending, participation by the mother, psychological harm to victims and risk of reoffending) and properly applied the totality principle; the aggregate sentence of 22 years was not manifestly excessive and did not warrant appellate reduction.
3 Dec 2012

香港特別行政區訴李國華

Citation

香港特別行政區訴李國華
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC30/2011

Section 153P is constitutionally valid as enacted to meet a legitimate aim and the distinction is rationally connected and proportionate; the trial was fair given the judge's directions and absence of evidence that jury disregarded them; prosecution did not impermissibly rely on specimen/sample charges and uncharged acts were properly limited in use; the jury could properly find penetration; the aggregate sentence of eight years is not manifestly excessive and is justified by seriousness, breach of trust and need for deterrence.
15 Nov 1968

LAI YIU CHING v. THE QUEEN

Citation

LAI YIU CHING v. THE QUEEN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC560/1968

Even if the trial judge took account of earlier uncharged incidents forming part of a course of conduct, the sentence was not manifestly excessive given the use of violence and the appellant's abuse of his position in loco parentis; accordingly the appellate court will not interfere and applications for leave to appeal against both sentence and conviction are dismissed.

Hong Kong Case Law

香港特別行政區 訴 李超勇

香港特別行政區 訴 L.C.

香港特別行政區 訴 李國華

LAI YIU CHING v. THE QUEEN

香港特別行政區訴李超勇

香港特別行政區訴 L.C.

香港特別行政區訴李國華