Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Bail pending appeal

Legal area

Court

7 May 2026

香港特別行政區訴馬賢文及另二人

Citation

[2026] HKCA 991
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC129/2026

Because the court accepted the 'time factor' applied (the appellants would likely have served their sentences before a substantive appeal hearing), it applied the reasonable‑arguability standard and found that each applicant raised arguable grounds (including challenges to PW2's credibility and to admissibility/weight of documentary evidence). On that basis the court granted bail pending appeal to D4, D14 and D15.
2 Apr 2026

香港特別行政區訴陳浩然

Citation

[2026] HKCA 890
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC53/2026

The court refused bail because the applicant failed to demonstrate even a reasonable prospect of success on appeal; the trial judge's detailed and proper identification findings based on multiple video segments and clothing comparison rendered the appeal unlikely to succeed, so the exceptional standard for bail pending appeal was not met.
4 Mar 2026

香港特別行政區訴詹培忠

Citation

[2026] HKCA 489
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC19/2025

Bail pending appeal was granted because the court could not conclude at the bail stage that the amended grounds were not reasonably arguable, there had been a substantive change in circumstances since the first refusal, and the combination of the time factor (possible completion of the sentence before appeal hearing) and humanitarian considerations (age and health) made continued detention unfair; the court will determine bail conditions after hearing submissions.
13 Feb 2026

香港特別行政區訴黃皓恆

Citation

[2026] HKCA 462
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC365/2025

Bail pending appeal was refused because the applicant failed to demonstrate a reasonable, let alone very high, prospect of success on his proposed conviction and sentence appeals; the trial judge's handling of evidence and admissions did not reveal the legal error alleged under Thongjai; the remand custody credit issue is administrative under s67A and not a proper basis for bail; family or mental stresses did not outweigh these factors.
5 Feb 2026

HKSAR v. SHING YIU FUNG

Citation

[2026] HKCA 199
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC142/2025

Bail pending appeal was granted because the court gave leave to appeal on substantial and plainly arguable grounds and concluded there was a real possibility the sentence would be reduced (by increasing the guilty plea and assistance discounts) such that the applicant's immediate release would be warranted.
4 Feb 2026

香港特別行政區訴陳賀龍

Citation

[2026] HKCA 209
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC382/2025

Bail pending appeal refused because the applicant failed to demonstrate the requisite exceptional circumstances: his proposed appeals do not have a reasonable (let alone extremely high) prospect of success and the sentence is not manifestly excessive; the trial judge lawfully rejected the applicant's account and was entitled to infer mens rea from the overwhelming transactional evidence.
28 Jan 2026

HKSAR v. MIZANUR RAHMAN

Citation

[2026] HKCA 94
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC235/2024

Leave to appeal against conviction and sentence was refused because the applicant's grounds were factually unmeritorious or had been addressed at trial, allegations of counsel incompetence were unsupported and implausible, and the sentencing judge applied correct principles and arrived at a justified 44‑month term; bail pending appeal was refused for the same reasons and because the appeal prospects were not arguable.
21 Jan 2026

香港特別行政區訴龍子軒及另一人

Citation

[2026] HKCA 208
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC81/2025

At the preliminary stage the court found the applicants' grounds of appeal raised reasonable disputes (including that they lent accounts to a licensed money changer and only one deposit per account traced to fraud), and applying the established test in Lau Man Kin and Salim Majed the court held that bail pending appeal should be granted in this exceptional case.
14 Jan 2026

香港特別行政區訴周玉芬

Citation

[2026] HKCA 206
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC309/2025

The application for bail pending appeal is refused because the applicant failed to show a reasonable, let alone very high, prospect of success on appeal and relied on inadequate grounds (seeking time to find a lawyer and to prepare documents); the disputed financial amounts had been accepted previously with counsel, so exceptional circumstances do not exist.
14 Jan 2026

香港特別行政區訴陳偉宗

Citation

[2026] HKCA 207
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC435/2025

Bail pending appeal was refused because the applicant failed to demonstrate any appeal with a reasonable, let alone very high, prospect of success; he had not shown he had served most or all of the sentence; and familial or custodial adjustment concerns did not amount to exceptional circumstances justifying bail.