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HKSAR v. Chan Sze Chun
[2026] HKCA 1362Court of Appeal31 Jul 2026Criminal

On 31 July 2026, the Court of Appeal (Macrae VP, Zervos and K Yeung JJA) handed down judgment in HKSAR v Chan Sze Chun (CACC 171/2023), dismissing the appellant's appeal against conviction but allowing his appeal against sentence, reducing the term from 8 years to 7½ years' imprisonment. Mr Antony Leung SPP appeared for the respondent; Mr David Boyton (instructed by Robertsons, assigned by the Director of Legal Aid) appeared for the appellant on conviction, with the appellant appearing in person on the renewed application.