Read the full judgment text of HCMA 662/2011 on BabelCite. This Court of First Instance judgment was delivered on 11 January 2012 before Deputy High Court Judge A. Wong.
Criminal law – Employment Ordinance – wages – director liability – reasonable excuse – consent or connivance – appeal – leave to appeal – Court of Final Appeal – point of law of great and general importance – HKSAR v Wong Yuk-tung & Another [2011] 1 HKC 409 – Application for certificate under section 32 of the Court of Final Appeal Ordinance, Cap 484 – Whether honest attempt to salvage business constitutes reasonable excuse for deferred wage payment – Whether dissenting director's vote against deferring wages constitutes consent or connivance – Decision based on specific facts – Court declined to certify points of law as of great and general importance – Application dismissed.
Legal issues: Whether honest attempt to salvage business constitutes reasonable excuse for deferred wage payment · Whether dissenting director's vote against deferring wages constitutes consent or connivance
Outcome: Application for certificate that points of law of great and general importance were involved declined.
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