20 Apr 1993
WONG KUI WAI V.W.B.G. Banks, Esq.Her Majesty\'s Coroner of Hong Kong
- Citation
- WONG KUI WAI V.W.B.G. Banks, Esq.Her Majesty\'s Coroner of Hong Kong
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP3476/1992
The Coroner's directions were legally flawed because they proceeded on an objective test of knowledge/awareness rather than the required subjective two‑part test for recklessness; the supplementary directions did not cure the misdirection and the jury had already accepted as fact the applicant's lack of knowledge, so the unlawful killing verdicts were unsafe and were quashed.