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Hong Kong Case Law

Definition of 'business'
  • 29 Nov 1986

    THE QUEEN v. CHENG CHUN HUNG

    Citation
    THE QUEEN v. CHENG CHUN HUNG
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCC619/1986

    The Crown failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant was connected with the operation of an ongoing money‑lending business: the evidence showed a one‑off loan, unreliable witness testimony on collection activity, and insufficient proof of continuity or that the defendant was more than an assistant in a single transaction; accordingly acquit on s29(1)(a), while guilty plea to the usury charge (s24(1)) stands.