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Hong Kong Case Law

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  • 17 Jun 2021

    香港特別行政區 訴 陳東成

    Citation
    [2021] HKCFI 1669
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA333/2020

    Court upheld conviction for obstruction (count 2) because, on the totality of circumstantial evidence (presence in the middle of black‑clad group actively blocking the road, proximity to debris, mask and clothing, and unexplained flight), the only reasonable inference was participation in the joint enterprise to obstruct. Court allowed appeal against conviction for possession of an offensive weapon/tool (count 1) because the evidence did not support a finding beyond reasonable doubt that the hex keys were intended to be used as an offensive weapon; conviction for possession of a tool suitable…