22 Mar 2001
HKSAR v. LEE MING TEE AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LEE MING TEE AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FACC8/2000
The Court held that the Financial Secretary acting through his agents lawfully disclosed materials obtained under the Companies Ordinance to prosecuting authorities; s145(3A) validly abrogated the common law privilege and only prohibits direct use of compelled answers, and no free-standing common-law derivative use immunity exists; Article 11(2)(g) did not apply to the inspector interviews conducted before charges; despite improper official conduct and prejudicial publication, a fair trial remained possible with judicial remedies, therefore the permanent stay was wrongly ordered and must be s…