21 Mar 2023
HKSAR v. AU KWAI SUN
- Citation
- [2023] HKCA 426
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC350/2019
The appeal was dismissed because the call-record evidence lacked relevance and foundational admissibility (PW1 had not accessed the call records and the defence could not link 'Fish Boss' to the appellant's out‑of‑court statement about 'Fat Fish'), exclusion under section 22A was justified; there is no legal duty on police to inform a suspect of a distinct right not to be interviewed beyond the caution; the judge's interventions were within proper judicial management and did not deny a fair trial; the summing-up correctly protected the right to silence and did not impermissibly invite adverse…