Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Evidence and chain of custody

Legal area

Court

29 Dec 2004

HKSAR v. YEUNG KIN CHEE

Citation

HKSAR v. YEUNG KIN CHEE
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA1182/2004

The magistrate properly assessed credibility and accepted the prosecution's reliable tracing evidence (including dye test and pipe inspection) establishing that the wastewater at the sampling point came from the appellant's pipe; material inconsistencies in the defence evidence justified rejection of the defence account, and there was no basis for appellate interference with the magistrate's factual findings; accordingly the convictions were upheld.
24 Mar 1995

R. v. NG WING KWAN

Citation

R. v. NG WING KWAN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC313/1994

The leave to appeal against conviction was refused because the jury, properly directed by the trial judge, could lawfully convict on the totality of the evidence and there was no merit in the applicant's grounds; the extension of time to appeal sentence was refused because no satisfactory explanation for delay was provided and the deputy judge had properly applied the sentencing guidelines (including R v Lau Tak-ming) recognizing a sterner approach for manufacturing.