24 May 1990
THE QUEEN v. WONG CHI MAN
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. WONG CHI MAN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1087/1989
The conviction was quashed because it depended on identification evidence that was contradicted by the witness's prior statements and was not properly tested by disclosure or cross‑examination, rendering the conviction unsafe; procedural time limits were met by the original information and permissible amendment, but the appropriate remedy was to set aside the conviction and sentence and order a de novo hearing before a different magistrate.