1 Nov 2022
香港特別行政區 訴 余俊穎
- Citation
- [2022] HKCFI 3209
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA550/2021
The High Court held that the premises met the statutory description of a 'party room' and that the direction to 'close' applied to such premises regardless of whether a gathering was private or commercial; however, the appellant's conviction was quashed because the magistrate's conduct during the summary trial (prejudicial legal argument, inadequate explanation of consequences of adducing agreed facts and denial of opportunity for mitigation and relevant evidence) deprived the appellant of a fair trial, requiring reversal of conviction and sentence.