Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Admissibility of computer-generated evidence

Legal area

Court

9 Feb 1999

HKSAR v. SHUM YU KIN

Citation

HKSAR v. SHUM YU KIN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA797/1998

The Court held that section 17A could be relied upon notwithstanding non-compliance with section 22A where the cashiers, acting under a duty, compiled records by a routine system and the absence of an entry was prima facie evidence the sale did not occur; accordingly the conviction was upheld.
7 Feb 1994

R. v. CHEUNG WAI WAN

Citation

R. v. CHEUNG WAI WAN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA979/1993

The conviction was upheld because the representation that the presenter was entitled to claim on the ticket was false where the presenter was neither owner nor authorised, that false representation induced the Club to pay when cheque and cash were handed over, the Crown need not prove loss to the payor under s17, and the computer print-outs were admissible under s22A given adequate security against unauthorised interference.