HKSAR V. NG MA YU KANG AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCA 954 Court of Appeal 4 November 2025 • CACC226/2024 • 38 min read

16 cases cited (0 SG, 16 foreign)

Practice Areas

Crimes Ordinance Criminal Procedure Ordinance Offences against the Person Ordinance

Judges (1)

Counsel (8)

Chan & Tsu Firm Cheung & Liu Firm Department of Justice Firm Ira Lui Counsel Respondent Joyce Poon Counsel Respondent Nisha Mohamed Counsel Applicant Richard Donald Counsel Applicant Steven Kwan Counsel Applicant

Parties (3)

HKSAR Respondent Cheung Chi-choi, Dunsany Applicant Ng Ma Yu-kang Applicant

Summary

Ng Ma Yu Kang (吳馬如賡) and Cheung Chi Choi Dunsany (張子材) were convicted of indecent assault and related offences following a jury trial before Toh J. Both applicants sought leave to appeal against their convictions, raising grounds relating to the trial judge's directions and evidence. The Court of Appeal determined the applications for leave to appeal.

Statutes Cited

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

s 122(1)

Criminal Procedure Ordinance

s 89

Offences against the Person Ordinance

s 2

Cases Cited (16)

UK (4)

[1989] AC 28 [1999] 1 AC 82 [2004] EWCA Crim 1391 [2019] 4 WLR 43

HK (12)

(2000) 3 HKCFAR 322 (2013) 16 HKCFAR 413 (2016) 19 HKCFAR 640 [1987] 1 HKC 154 [2000] 3 HKLRD 476 [2006] 2 HKC 111 [2010] 1 HKLRD 354 [2010] 3 HKLRD 769 [2017] 1 HKLRD 60 [2022] 4 HKLRD 241 [2024] 4 HKLRD 14 [2024] HKCFI 3216

Judgment

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