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Hong Kong Case Law

Criminal damage (s60(1) crimes ordinance)
  • 10 Apr 2026

    香港特別行政區 訴 薛俊希

    Citation
    [2026] HKCFI 2058
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA270/2023

    Accepting PW1's credible technical and factual evidence and the totality of admitted facts, the court concluded the appellant, unauthorised, used the SendPush interface to send five false push notifications which were stored on TVB's managed server and thereby added data and caused the computer system to operate otherwise than as its owner intended; appellant had no honest belief of authorization and no lawful excuse, proof beyond reasonable doubt established, appeal dismissed.

    • Criminal damage (s60(1) crimes ordinance)
    • Misuse of computer (s59(1a) crimes ordinance)
    • Evidence and credibility
    • Jurisdiction and server location
    • Requirement for expert evidence