HKSAR V. WONG CHUN YAU (黃竣佑)

[2021] HKCFA 33 Court of Final Appeal 27 September 2021 • FAMC25/2021 • 10 min read
10 cases cited (0 SG, 10 foreign)

Practice Areas

Dangerous Drugs Ordinance

Judges (3)

Fok Coram Lam Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (6)

Department of Justice Firm ONC Lawyers Firm Derek Wong Counsel Respondent Eric TM Cheung Counsel Applicant Jason Kung Counsel Applicant Raymond Cheng Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Wong Chun Yau Applicant

Summary

Wong Chun Yau applied for leave to appeal out of time against his conviction for trafficking in a dangerous drug. The case raised the issue of whether the trial judge should have left a lesser alternative verdict of simple possession to the jury when the applicant's defence was a total denial. The application was dismissed.

Statutes Cited

Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap 134)
s 2

Cases Cited (10)

UK (2)
[1987] 1 AC 303 [2006] 1 WLR 2154
HK (8)
(2008) 11 HKCFAR 354 (2014) 17 HKCFAR 825 (2016) 19 HKCFAR 640 (2019) 22 HKCFAR 368 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 220 [2010] 4 HKLRD 614 [2021] HKCA 120 [2021] HKCFA 13

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2021] HKCFA 33)