HKSAR v. Lau Wai Yee Monita

CACC 168/2023 [2025] HKCA 255

On appeal from [2023] HKDC 1049

and [2023] HKDC 1204

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO 168 OF 2023

(ON APPEAL FROM DCCC NO 515 OF 2021)

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C O R R I G E N D U M

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Please note the following corrigendum in the Reasons for Judgment dated 21 March 2025:

At paragraph 73, the first sentence should read:

“According to Chapman, in determining whether the misconduct is sufficiently serious to cross the criminal threshold in the context of unauthorised provision of confidential information purportedly in the public interest (involving the media) and in breach of duty or breach of trust by a public officer, it will be appropriate to consider whether the misconduct is worthy of condemnation and punishment, or, whether objectively the provision of the information by the officeholder in deliberate breach of his or her duty has the effect of harming the public interest.^[90]”

Dated this 24^st day of March, 2025.