7 Dec 1999
HKSAR v. FAN KOON HUNG
- Citation
- HKSAR v. FAN KOON HUNG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC20/1998
Certification declined because the law is settled that there is no absolute requirement to give reasons in these circumstances; the judge permissibly exercised discretion to exclude the written post-recordings on grounds (notably denial of access to solicitor) that did not necessarily taint the oral admissions, and the matters raised were primarily factual rather than legal issues of wide public importance.