HKSAR V. LAI CHEE YING (黎智英) AND OTHERS (and 5 others)

[2024] HKCFA 4 Court of Final Appeal 5 March 2024 • FAMC24/2023; FAMC25/2023; FAMC26/2023; FAMC27/2023; FAMC28/2023; FAMC29/2023 • 23 min read

12 cases cited (0 SG, 12 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Public Order Ordinance

Judges (3)

Fok Coram Lam Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (4)

Department of Justice Firm Edward Lau Counsel Respondent Karen Ng Counsel Respondent Priscilia Lam Counsel Respondent

Parties (8)

HKSAR Respondent Ho Chun Yan Applicant Ho Sau Lan Cyd Applicant Lai Chee Ying Applicant Lee Cheuk Yan Applicant Lee Chu Ming Martin Applicant Leung Kwok Hung Applicant Ng Ngoi Yee Margaret Applicant

Summary

Lai Chee Ying and others faced charges under the National Security Law and related offences. The Court of Final Appeal dealt with pre-trial applications including questions about the proper conduct of the proceedings and the applicable procedural framework. The decision addressed important questions about the NSL trial process.

Statutes Cited

Public Order Ordinance

s 17A(3) s 17A(3)(a)

Cases Cited (12)

UK (3)

[1950] 2 KB 498 [2022] AC 408 [2022] UKSC 32

HK (9)

(2001) 4 HKCFAR 12 (2002) 5 HKCFAR 415 (2005) 8 HKCFAR 229 (2018) 21 HKCFAR 35 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 518 [2020] 2 HKLRD 771 [2021] HKDC 398 [2023] HKCA 1340 [2023] HKCA 971

Cited By (1)

[2024] HKCFA 24

HKSAR V. NG NGOI YEE MARGARET (吳靄儀) (D3) (and 4 others)

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2024] HKCFA 4)