Hong Kong Case Law

2 Aug 2002

HKSAR v. ZHOU ZHAO BIN

Citation

HKSAR v. ZHOU ZHAO BIN

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

CACC56/2002

The Court held the convictions were safe: there was independent direct and circumstantial documentary evidence linking the applicant (as managing director/major shareholder of Quite Yam) to the export of unmanifested cargoes, which justified admitting acts and declarations of an absent co-conspirator made in furtherance of the conspiracy; the trial judge was entitled to accept the accomplice's evidence despite minor discrepancies and motive to lie; consequently leave to appeal against conviction was refused and the sentence appeal was not pursued.

• Conspiracy to export unmanifested cargo
• Offering an advantage to a public servant (bribery)
• Admissibility of co-conspirator acts and declarations
• Credibility of accomplice witnesses
• Hearsay exceptions in conspiracy trials
• Appeal standard on credibility findings