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Hong Kong Case Law

Orders for payment under statute
  • 1 Mar 1978

    CHEUNG CHEE-KWONG v. THE QUEEN

    Citation
    CHEUNG CHEE-KWONG v. THE QUEEN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC492/1977

    The count was not duplicitous because s.10(1)(b) must be read in context as creating a single offence of control of disproportionate wealth (whether in the form of pecuniary resources or property); the presumption in s.10(2) requires proof beyond reasonable doubt of the primary facts from which a court may properly conclude there is a 'reason to believe' but does not require the underlying trust/agency/gift to be proved beyond reasonable doubt; mileage allowance should be included in assessing official emoluments for balancing the unexplained wealth; valuation for s.12(3) payment orders may b…