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Hong Kong Case Law

Illegal betting

  • 29 Mar 1983

    CHIU SIN-SIK v. THE QUEEN

    Citation
    CHIU SIN-SIK v. THE QUEEN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC919/1982

    Appellate court allowed the appeal and substituted the sentence because the appellant was not the principal, acted on a single day assisting his mother, and the original fine of $150,000 or 6 months imprisonment was manifestly excessive; a fine of $5,000 with time to pay was appropriate.

  • 3 Nov 1978

    ATTORNEY GENERAL v. IP CHONG-KWAN AND OTHERS

    Citation
    ATTORNEY GENERAL v. IP CHONG-KWAN AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC687/1978

    The Court held the learned judge erred in law by refusing a short adjournment on inadequate grounds (misplaced reliance on forum and perceived prejudice to defendants) where a ten‑minute misestimate led to absence of witnesses and resulted in injustice; the appeal was allowed and the case remitted to the trial court to determine whether further evidence should be offered.