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Hong Kong Case Law

S16 criminal procedure ordinance
  • 10 Jun 2016

    RE LAU HEI WING

    Citation
    RE LAU HEI WING
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCAL49/2016

    Leave for judicial review was refused because the DPP/SJ's decision to select the District Court as venue fell within prosecutorial discretion under Article 63 and established authorities (Chiang Lily); the Prosecution Code 2015 did not displace that principle or create a mandatory requirement to provide detailed reasons; restitution and other case circumstances supported the venue choice; no exceptional circumstances or demonstrated prejudice under s16 existed to justify judicial intervention.