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Reasonable belief test (harjani)
  • 2 Apr 2025

    香港特別行政區 訴 黃耀勤

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 2660
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA283/2024

    On a full rehearing of the evidence the court found that the appellant’s account showed a pattern of high‑frequency, split deposits and large cumulative receipts from an unknown principal over a short period; the appellant failed to make reasonable inquiries or safeguard against suspicious funds; applying the Harjani test a reasonable person with the appellant’s knowledge would have believed the funds were proceeds of crime; conviction and the 12‑month immediate custodial sentence were therefore upheld.