SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. TAM KIT-I (and 3 others)

[2023] HKCFA 7 Court of Final Appeal 29 March 2023 • FACC1/2023; FACC4/2022; FACV2/2023; FACV12/2022 • 61 min read

32 cases cited (0 SG, 32 foreign)

Practice Areas

Crimes Ordinance Criminal Procedure Ordinance Drug Trafficking (Recovery of Proceeds) Ordinance High Court Ordinance Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance Magistrates Ordinance

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram French Coram Lam Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (7)

Department of Justice Firm H M Tsang & Co Firm Benson Tsoi Counsel Appellant Denise Chan Counsel Appellant Douglas Lau Counsel Appellant Nigel Kat Counsel Appellant William Tam Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

The Secretary for Justice Appellant Tam Kit-I Respondent

Summary

The Secretary for Justice appealed against Tam Kit-I in proceedings concerning the proper construction of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance. The case raised questions about the nature of restraint order proceedings and the proper classification of appeals as criminal or civil. The appeal addressed important questions of statutory interpretation.

Statutes Cited

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

Criminal Procedure Ordinance

s 83E

Drug Trafficking (Recovery of Proceeds) Ordinance (Cap 405)

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1)

Magistrates Ordinance

s 72

Cases Cited (32)

UK (17)

[1943] AC 147 [1976] 1 QB 11 [1976] QB 11 [1985] 1 AC 622 [1986] 1 QB 791 [1987] 1 QB 963 [1987] 1 QB 972 [1991] 2 QB 520 [1992] 2 AC 205 [2001] 1 AC 268 [2001] 1 WLR 196 [2003] 1 AC 1099 [2011] 1 WLR 3253 [2014] 1 WLR 2228 [2019] 1 WLR 3766 [2019] AC 593 [2021] AC 392

HK (15)

(2004) 7 HKCFAR 212 (2009) 12 HKCFAR 877 (2022) 25 HKCFAR 34 [2000] 1 HKLRD 647 [2001] 2 HKLRD 851 [2005] 2 HKLRD 11 [2005] 3 HKC 545 [2009] 1 HKLRD 78 [2012] 2 HKC 523 [2012] 3 HKLRD 491 [2015] 1 HKLRD 240 [2016] 4 HKLRD 367 [2019] HKCFI 2931 [2022] HKCA 454 [2022] HKCFA 19

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2023] HKCFA 7)