22 Mar 2017
HKSAR v. GOLDEN FIELD GLASS WORKS CO LTD
- Citation
- HKSAR v. GOLDEN FIELD GLASS WORKS CO LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA358/2016
The appeal was allowed because the magistrate's use of 'further or alternatively' demonstrated uncertainty as to the actual basis of guilt, constituting a material irregularity that rendered the conviction unsafe; a conviction must be based on a definite finding beyond reasonable doubt as to how the statutory duty was breached.