Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 20 May 1994.
1. The applicant Mr. Gilbert LEUNG Kam-ho was, until his conviction after trial before Keith J and a jury on 2 June 1993 for corruption offences, a serving member of the Legislative Council. The crimes on which the applicant stood convicted arose out of the September 1991 elections when, for the first time in Hong Kong, members were returned to the Legislative Council from an enlarged franchise which included geographical constituencies. The applicant was elected to serve in the Legislative Coun