6 Jul 1999
HKSAR v. NG CHUNG WAI
- Citation
- HKSAR v. NG CHUNG WAI
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC108/1999
The Court held that the proved circumstantial facts—emergence from the vicinity of the point of origin, expert opinion that the fire was likely deliberately started, possession of a lighter, inconsistent explanations and excited behaviour—constituted compelling and uncontradicted evidence permitting the judge to infer guilt; the conviction was therefore upheld and the application dismissed.