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Topic

Withdrawal of complaint

Legal area

Court

21 Dec 2007

HKSAR v. WONG CHI KING

Citation

HKSAR v. WONG CHI KING
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC252/2006

The judge's directions were adequate: the complainant was not shown to be a witness seeking to withdraw a false account, the enquiry to police was in passing and did not neutralise immunity which related only to theft, and the summing up sufficiently alerted the jury to the risks of relying on the complainant's evidence; accordingly the application for leave to appeal against conviction (and the related application against sentence) was dismissed.
4 Mar 1993

LI SUM WO V. MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

Citation

LI SUM WO V. MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP2191/1992

The Court held that under the Regulations the Council takes control of complaints once submitted and a complainant's attempted withdrawal did not bar proceedings; the appointment of a legal officer under the Regulations was lawful; there was no special circumstance here creating a duty to give reasons; and because an adequate statutory appeal remedy existed judicial review was not the appropriate route — accordingly the application for certiorari was dismissed.