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CACC 228/2023, [2026] HKCA 1519
On Appeal From [2024] HKCFI 327
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF APPEAL
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO 228 OF 2023
(ON APPEAL FROM HCCC NO 309 OF 2019)
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BETWEEN
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HKSAR |
Respondent |
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and |
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Chen Keen
(alias Jack Chen)
(陳克恩) (D1) |
1st Appellant |
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Hao May
(formerly known as Wang May Yan)
(alias May Wang) (D2) |
2nd Appellant |
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Yee Wenjye
(also known as Yu Wenjie)
(alias Eric Yee) (D3) |
3rd Appellant |
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| Before: |
Hon Macrae Acting CJHC, M Poon and G Lam JJA in Court |
| Dates of Written Submissions: |
22 June 2026, 20 and 27 July 2026 |
| Date of Judgment: |
26 August 2026 |
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C O R R I G E N D U M
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Please note the following amendment in the Judgment:
Add the following part to the end of paragraph 17:
“The certificate is granted on the following terms:
“In a charge of conspiracy to defraud a listed company and its shareholders where it is alleged in relation to a Very Substantial Acquisition governed by the Listing Rules that the defendants made false representations as to the connection/relationship between them, one being a director of the listed company and the other the vendor, is the Judge required as a matter of law, to determine and direct the Jury, on the meaning of a ‘connection transaction’ and a ‘connected person’ under the Listing Rules?” ”
Dated this 31st day of August, 2026.
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(Kitty Leung) |
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for Registrar, High Court |
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