4 Dec 2009
HKSAR v. LAU MAN KIN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LAU MAN KIN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC236/2009
Bail pending appeal was granted on the time ground because the applicant would have served his sentence by the time the appeal is likely to be heard; the court rejected the submission that a high prospect of success must be shown for time-ground applications and held that a reasonably arguable appeal can suffice where the time ground would otherwise render appeal rights illusory, subject to low absconding risk and judicial discretion under s83R.