23 Nov 1977
LAI MAN-YAU v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Citation
- LAI MAN-YAU v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV44/1977
The phrase "having been a Crown servant" in s.10(1) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance is plain and unambiguous and includes any person who has at any time been a Crown servant, regardless of whether they ceased to be a Crown servant before the Ordinance was passed or came into force; accordingly the appellant, a former Crown servant, fell within s.10(1) and was not entitled to the declarations sought. The appeal is dismissed.