30 Oct 2017
HKSAR v. CHAN YIU SHING AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2018] HKCFI 321
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCC41/2016
The court held there is a case to answer against each defendant: the statutory definitions in the Crimes Ordinance read with the Dangerous Goods Ordinance and established English authorities provide a sufficiently precise and broad meaning of 'explosive substance', and the prosecution evidence (surveillance, exhibits, expert opinion) if accepted by a jury could properly support convictions; the constitutional challenge and arguments about regulatory classification and reverse onus were rejected or inapplicable at this stage.