HKSAR V LAI CHEE YING (黎智英)

[2020] HKCFA 45 Court of Final Appeal 31 December 2020 • FAMP1/2020 • 16 min read

5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Practice Areas

Court of Final Appeal Ordinance Criminal Procedure Ordinance Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Rules of the High Court

Judges (3)

Counsel (9)

Department of Justice Firm Robertsons Firm Anthony Chau Counsel Applicant Ernie Tung Counsel Respondent Ivan Cheung Counsel Applicant Jeffrey Tam Counsel Respondent Lee Siu Him Counsel Respondent Peter Duncan Counsel Respondent Ronny Leung Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

HKSAR Applicant Lai Chee Ying Respondent

Summary

The prosecution applied for leave to appeal against a High Court judge's decision granting bail to Lai Chee Ying, who was charged with fraud and collusion with foreign forces under the National Security Law. The Court considered the bail provisions under the NSL, specifically Article 42(2) which creates a presumption against bail for NSL offences. Leave to appeal was granted and the bail order was stayed.