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  • 26 Aug 2004

    HKSAR v. CHUNG YEE FONG, HELEN

    Citation
    HKSAR v. CHUNG YEE FONG, HELEN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC33/2004

    The court dismissed the application for leave to appeal because the trial judge’s factual findings that the applicant acted both subjectively and objectively dishonestly in fabricating and using the cancellation agreement to remove a registered blot on title and thereby induce KLY to pay were supported by the evidence; the bona fide claim of right defence was negatived by the judge, the operative mind(s) of KLY were shown to have been deceived (notably Raymond Chu and Paul Ho), and the failure to call one partner (Kao) did not undermine the prosecution case; accordingly the conviction stands…