4 Nov 1997
HKSAR v. CHING LEI HUNG
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHING LEI HUNG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA727/1997
Because the appellant raised facts that, if true, would render any alleged oral admission involuntary and he denied making the admission, the magistrate was obligated to make a specific ruling on the existence and voluntariness of the verbal admission; failure to do so was material and required quashing of the conviction under the cited authorities (Thongjai; Lee Ying Lun; Ajodha).