20 Apr 2015
HKSAR v. HO LOY
- Citation
- HKSAR v. HO LOY
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA280/2014
The conviction was quashed because (1) material nondisclosure (Atkins China report and related material) was a serious irregularity depriving the defence of evidence it had requested and which could have influenced trial and admissibility of expert evidence, and (2) the traffic signs (Figure 155 and 156) were held to be ambiguous, unclear and confusing and therefore offended the principle of legal certainty such that the appellant had a reasonable excuse/honest and reasonable belief for continuing to cycle; expert evidence of Mr Coward was admitted on limited issues regarding international si…