HKSAR V. TAM TAK CHI (譚得志)

[2025] HKCFA 4 Court of Final Appeal 6 March 2025 • FACC12/2024 • 34 min read
12 cases cited (0 SG, 12 foreign)

Practice Areas

Crimes Ordinance Criminal Procedure Ordinance Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance

Judges (5)

Chan Coram Cheung Coram Fok Coram Lam Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (7)

Department of Justice Firm Ho Tse Wai & Partners Firm Anthony Chau Counsel Respondent Crystal Chan Counsel Respondent Ernie Tung Counsel Appellant Jeffrey Tam Counsel Appellant Philip Dykes Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Tam Tak Chi Appellant

Summary

HKSAR prosecuted Tam Tak Chi (譚得志) in a criminal case that reached the Court of Final Appeal. The case likely involved sedition or public order offences given the defendant's known political activism. The Court of Final Appeal determined the appeal.

Statutes Cited

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)
s 10(1)(b)
Criminal Procedure Ordinance
s 14A(1)
Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1)

Cases Cited (12)

UK (4)
[1940] AC 231 [1991] 1 QB 429 [2000] 2 AC 115 [2023] UKPC 36
HK (8)
(2012) 15 HKCFAR 362 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 518 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 33 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 417 [2022] HKDC 208 [2024] 2 HKLRD 565 [2024] HKCA 649 [2024] HKCFA 25

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCFA 4)