Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000591/1995 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 2 February 1996.
1. This was an appeal against a conviction for indecent assault. The facts in this case, sadly too common in Hong Kong, were that the victim of the case was walking in Queen's Road Central at its junction with Pottinger Street at 11:40 p.m. on 9th September 1994. She was accompanied by her husband. They were walking abreast of each other. As they approached Pottinger Street they were chatting and the Appellant bumped against the victim and put his hand on her breast. The woman loudly complained