HKSAR V. HUI LAI KI (許麗琪)

[2024] HKCFA 7 Court of Final Appeal 3 April 2024 • FACC13/2023 • 29 min read

18 cases cited (0 SG, 18 foreign)

Practice Areas

High Court Ordinance Magistrates Ordinance Theft Ordinance

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Lam Coram Lord Collins of Mapesbury Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (7)

A Lee & Partners Firm Department of Justice Firm Adrian So Counsel Appellant Bruce Tse Counsel Appellant Human Lam Counsel Respondent Jonathan Man Counsel Respondent Manalie Chan Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Hui Lai Ki Appellant

Summary

Hui Lai Ki appealed against her conviction for dealing with property known or reasonably believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence. The Court of Final Appeal considered the mental element required for the money laundering offence and the proper direction to the jury. The appeal addressed important questions about the mens rea for money laundering.

Statutes Cited

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

Magistrates Ordinance

s 113

Theft Ordinance (Cap 210)

s 9

Cases Cited (18)

AU (1)

[2015] NSWCA 218

HK (17)

(1999) 2 HKCFAR 539 (2000) 3 HKCFAR 387 (2002) 5 HKCFAR 336 (2003) 6 HKCFAR 466 (2003) 6 HKCFAR 570 (2005) 8 HKCFAR 70 (2008) 11 HKCFAR 637 (2010) 13 HKCFAR 123 (2010) 13 HKCFAR 314 (2014) 17 HKCFAR 825 (2015) 18 HKCFAR 292 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 220 [2012] 4 HKLRD 383 [2019] HKCFI 1107 [2022] HKCFI 1962 [2022] HKCFI 2599 [2023] HKCFA 35

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2024] HKCFA 7)