HKSAR V. WONG FUNG (王豐)

[2023] HKCFA 8 Court of Final Appeal 20 April 2023 • FAMC10/2023 • 13 min read
9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Judges (3)

Bokhary Coram Fok Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (5)

Department of Justice Firm Tse Yuen Ting Wong Firm Andrew Bruce Counsel Applicant Christal Chan Counsel Respondent Martin Li Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Wong Fung Applicant

Summary

Wong Fung applied for leave to appeal against his conviction, raising questions about the adequacy of the trial judge's directions and the proper approach to circumstantial evidence. The case concerned the standard of proof and the proper evaluation of evidence in criminal proceedings. The application was dealt with on its merits.

Cases Cited (9)

UK (2)
[1986] 1 WLR 1202 [2006] 1 WLR 2154
HK (7)
(2008) 11 HKCFAR 354 (2019) 22 HKCFAR 368 [2021] 1 HKLRD 488 [2021] 3 HKLRD 94 [2021] HKCA 157 [2021] HKCFA 13 [2022] HKCA 1163

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2023] HKCFA 8)