16 Jul 1996
Leave to appeal was dismissed: the absence of the witness did not cause injustice, the translation evidence was admissible because the interpreter's fidelity was established, and the judge properly intervened to exclude hearsay without denying the defendant a fair opportunity to present his case.
7 Apr 1988
The appeal was allowed because there were several significant discrepancies in prosecution testimony which the magistrate did not resolve; those unresolved conflicts created a lurking doubt that rendered the conviction unsafe, therefore the conviction was quashed and the sentence set aside.
19 May 1983
The conviction was quashed because the trial judge's acceptance of the contested statements rested on opinion evidence by an officer who did not understand Cantonese and that acceptance was open to question; thereby the foundational factual basis for the conviction was undermined and appellate intervention was warranted.
8 Nov 1973
The conviction on the second charge was unsafe and must be quashed because the critical portion of the alleged demand was unintelligible and could not be properly construed as a demand by the appellant for his own gain; inference from separate charges could not cure that fatal evidentiary defect.