Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Red light offence

Legal area

Court

26 Feb 2026

香港特別行政區訴林松偉

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 566
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA277/2024

The court refused to admit the four photographs as fresh evidence for lack of explanation and insufficient probative effect; on re‑hearing the court accepted the police witness as credible and reliable and concluded the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant disobeyed a red traffic light; accordingly the appeal was dismissed and the magistrate's conviction and sentence were upheld.
22 Aug 2025

香港特別行政區訴蕭偉立

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 4945
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA468/2024

On re-hearing the video evidence established appellant crossed the white line while the signal was red and the asserted obstructions did not prevent observation of the lights; appellant failed to prove a reasonable excuse on the objective standard and prosecution proved the offence beyond reasonable doubt, so conviction must be upheld.
30 Jul 2024

香港特別行政區訴夏金城

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 2643
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA101/2024

Appellant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that he had a reasonable excuse for running the red light; objective timing evidence and photographs showed the appellant's account was implausible and the absence of a countdown indicator does not constitute a reasonable excuse; on re-hearing the evidence proved the offence beyond reasonable doubt, so the appeal is dismissed and conviction and sentence upheld.
7 Nov 2007

HKSAR v. SO CHI MING

Citation

HKSAR v. SO CHI MING
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA856/2007

The appellate judge was satisfied, on the totality of the evidence including photographs and the officer's immediate conduct, that the magistrate's acceptance of the officer's account was not unsafe and the offence was proved beyond reasonable doubt; accordingly the conviction was upheld.
22 Jan 1991

THE QUEEN v. MAK TAK KWAN

Citation

THE QUEEN v. MAK TAK KWAN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA1564/1990

The appeal was allowed because the magistrate's statements that he did not believe a police officer would frame the appellant indicated bias in favour of the police and against the appellant; convictions based on the impugned officer's evidence were therefore unsafe and were set aside.

Hong Kong Case Law

香港特別行政區 訴 林松偉

香港特別行政區 訴 蕭偉立

香港特別行政區 訴 夏金城

HKSAR v. SO CHI MING

THE QUEEN v. MAK TAK KWAN

香港特別行政區訴林松偉

香港特別行政區訴蕭偉立

香港特別行政區訴夏金城