Short write-ups of recent Hong Kong judgments.
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On 9 October 2026, the Court of Appeal decided HKSAR v Y.S. [2026] HKCA 1925, refusing Y.S.’s applications for leave to appeal against his convictions and sentence. The convictions for criminal intimidation, intending to pervert the course of justice and rape, and the total sentence of 9 years and 6 months, stood. Senior Prosecutor 盧萃瑩 appeared for the HKSAR; Y.S. was self-represented.
On 4 December 2006, the Court of Appeal (Ma CJHC and Burrell J) handed down reasons refusing an application for leave to appeal against sentence in HKSAR v Cheung Mee Kiu, CACC 99/2006. Ms Mary Sin, SADPP, appeared for the respondent; Mr E.C. Mumford SC (with Ms Valerie T.T. Lim of Messrs Jal N. Karbhari & Co.) acted for the unsuccessful applicant.
On 5 August 2026, D'Almada Remedios J handed down reasons for sentence in HKSAR v. L.S.T., HCCC 318/2024, [2026] HKCFI 4451, sentencing the defendant to 22 years' imprisonment for the manslaughter by gross negligence and cruelty of her five-year-old son Z. Mr Ng Wing-kit, SPP, appeared for the prosecution; Mr David Boyton (instructed by King & Co., assigned by DLA) acted for the defendant.