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Hong Kong Case Law

Estreature of bail
  • 28 Jun 1983

    THE QUEEN v. CHAN KOON-WAH

    Citation
    THE QUEEN v. CHAN KOON-WAH
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC175/1983

    The magistrate did not err: after the accused failed to answer to bail and bail was estreated there was no reason to delay; the magistrate was entitled to hear the forfeiture application in the accused's absence, no prejudice to the appellant was demonstrated and the discretion to order forfeiture was properly exercised; appeal dismissed.