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Hong Kong Case Law

Joint enterprise / common intention
  • 27 Feb 1987

    THE QUEEN v. LAI CHI HONG

    Citation
    THE QUEEN v. LAI CHI HONG
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC493/1986

    Given the evidence that the appellant participated in a planned, revenge triad attack, that he admitted searching for the rival party 'to beat them up' and given the context from which the jury could infer foresight of grievous bodily harm, no reasonable possibility existed that he did not contemplate the risk; the trial judge's directions were adequate and the failure to direct on manslaughter did not produce a miscarriage of justice, therefore leave to appeal and the convictions were refused and upheld.