Read the full judgment text of CACC 000470/2000 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 4 July 2001.
2. The defendant was convicted on 7 November 2000 by District Judge Saunders on a charge of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to common law and punishable under section 159C(6) of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap 200. The particulars of the offence were that between 23 November 1999 and 21 December 1999, the defendant conspired with other persons unknown to defraud CHAU Ping-shing of $1,000,000 by dishonestly and falsely representing that: