Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Records of interview

Legal area

Court

25 Feb 2016

HKSAR v. SINGH MANJIT

Citation

HKSAR v. SINGH MANJIT
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA659/2015

The magistrate's findings on identity and credibility were not plainly wrong: the appellant had, in records of interview, admitted facts supporting identification; the magistrate properly assessed inconsistencies and rejected the claim of accident; full weight was rightly given to inculpatory admissions and none to untested exculpatory parts; consequently the prosecution proved all elements of indecent assault beyond reasonable doubt and the appeal was dismissed.
25 Jun 2012

HKSAR v. XIA HONGJUN

Citation

HKSAR v. XIA HONGJUN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC61/2011

No reasonable jury could find recklessness on the evidence and there was no evidential basis for an alternative verdict; the judge correctly excluded recklessness, adequately directed the jury on interview contents and DNA relevance, did not mislead or prejudice the jury, and the conviction was safe and should be upheld.
13 Dec 2011

HKSAR v. CALAUNAN CONCEPCION SALCEDO

Citation

HKSAR v. CALAUNAN CONCEPCION SALCEDO<br>
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC109/2010

Leave to appeal was dismissed because the summing-up, read as a whole, adequately presented the applicant's oral testimony as the defence case and the record of interview and passport evidence were properly admissible and legitimately used to test credibility; any omissions were not irregular or prejudicial given that passport evidence was put before the jury at defence initiative and prosecution did not allege prior trafficking on earlier trips.
11 Apr 2000

AU KAM HAN AND ANOTHER v. AU KAM MING AND ANOTHER

Citation

AU KAM HAN AND ANOTHER v. AU KAM MING AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI1069/1998

The appeal was dismissed: the Master’s order for disclosure of police forensic reports, post‑mortem reports, scene photographs/sketches/maps and records of interviews and arrests should stand subject to editing/redaction to protect the identity of suspects at large; public interest immunity as claimed was insufficient to withhold disclosure in whole; defendants cannot shield such documents by claiming legal professional privilege or a proprietary interest; issues of admissibility are for trial, not for the disclosure stage; costs on indemnity basis were awarded to the plaintiffs and to the Se…

Hong Kong Case Law

HKSAR v. SINGH MANJIT

HKSAR v. XIA HONGJUN

HKSAR v. CALAUNAN CONCEPCION SALCEDO

AU KAM HAN AND ANOTHER v. AU KAM MING AND ANOTHER