Read the full judgment text of CACV 000006/1980 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 19 August 1980.
1. The issue on this appeal is whether the 2nd respondent Defendant had reasonable cause to arrest the appellant Plaintiff. The Plaintiff was and is a police constable in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and the 2nd Defendant an officer of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. The arrest took place on 14th October 1977 for an offence contrary to s.4 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance alleged to have been committed on a date in May 1977. The 2nd Defendant was then acting upon the ins