Lee To Nei v. HKSAR

Read the full judgment text of FAMC 99/2010 on BabelCite. This FAMC judgment was delivered on 10 June 2011.

1. Is the statutory defence provided by s.26(4) of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, Cap.362, to be made out by discharging a persuasive burden or is the burden merely evidential?

Cited by 2 cases

Case No.FAMC 99/2010
Court
FAMC
Date10 Jun 2011
Judge
Case Document
100%Judiciary

FAMC Nos 99 of 2010 and 9 of 2011

IN THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS NOS99 OF 2010 AND 9 OF 2011 (CRIMINAL)

(ON APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL

FROM HCMA NOS 403 AND 500 OF 2010)

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FAMC No.99 of 2010

Between:

  LEE TO NEI Applicant
  - and -
  HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION Respondent

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FAMC No.9 of 2011

Between:

  LAU HOK TUNG
WONG SHU WAH
Y & FUNG GARMENT COMPANY LIMITED
1st Applicant
2nd Applicant
3rd Applicant
  - and -
  HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION Respondent

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Appeal Committee: Mr Justice Bokhary PJ, Mr Justice Chan PJ and Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ
Date of Hearing: 10 June 2011
Date of Determination: 10 June 2011

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D E T E R M I N A T I O N

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Mr Justice Bokhary PJ:

1.Is the statutory defence provided by s.26(4) of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, Cap.362, to be made out by discharging a persuasive burden or is the burden merely evidential?

2.The point raised by that question is an arguable point of law of great and general importance, and it is involved in each of these cases.  We grant all of these applicants leave to appeal to the Court of Final for them to pursue that point.  But we do not grant leave under the “substantial and grave injustice” limb of s.32(2) of the Court’s statute.  Leave is granted only under the “point of law” limb of that subsection.

(Kemal Bokhary)
Permanent Judge
(Patrick Chan)
Permanent Judge
(RAV Ribeiro)
Permanent Judge

Mr Richard Wong (instructed by Messrs Amy Lam and Co.) for the applicant in FAMC 99 of 2010

Mr Andrew Bruce SC and Mr Felix Hoe (instructed by Messrs Anthony Kwan and Co.) for the applicants in FAMC 9 of 2011

Mr Wesley W C Wong and Mr Beney Wong (of the Department of Justice) for the respondent

Other Judgments in This Case

Further hearings and rulings under FAMC 99/2010