18 Jan 2021
HKSAR v. CHAN HO
- Citation
- [2021] HKCA 63
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC399/2013
The judge miscarried in exercising her discretion to try the appellant in absentia because she failed to identify and weigh the relevant factors and unreasonably proceeded after only a three‑day adjournment; that material irregularity rendered the trial unfair, the convictions unsafe, and required quashing and an order for retrial; the proviso s.83(1) was not invoked.