28 Feb 2019
HKSAR v. YIP WING FAT
- Citation
- [2019] HKCFI 463
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCC395/1993
The court exercised its discretion to refuse a second voir dire because the defendant deliberately absconded after a full and thorough 16‑day voir dire where he was represented, thereby waiving any right to a rehearing; rehearing would prejudice the due administration of justice given loss of witnesses and the passage of time. The original ruling admitting the record of interview therefore stands. The defendant's flight and his contemporaneous letter are admissible as evidence of consciousness of guilt subject to redaction to remove prejudicial material not relevant to the nexus with the offe…