9 Feb 1999
WONG YEUNG NG v. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
- Citation
- WONG YEUNG NG v. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV161/1998
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal: contempts for scandalising the court and for interfering with the administration of justice by pursuing and harassing a judge were established. Those contempts constitute necessary exceptions to freedom of expression under the Bill of Rights/Basic Law. The correct test is whether the conduct was calculated to bring the administration of justice into disrepute and involved a real risk of interference. On the facts the sustained, abusive campaign and the orchestrated pursuit of the judge met that test. The convictions and immediate custodial sentences (…