HKSAR V. LEUNG CHUNG HANG SIXTUS (梁頌恆)

[2021] HKCFA 24 Court of Final Appeal 16 July 2021 • FACC2/2021 • 29 min read
15 cases cited (0 HK, 15 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

The appeal is unanimously dismissed and we set out answers to the certified question of law in paragraph 59 above.

Source: [2021] HKCFA 24, Court of Final Appeal, decided 16 July 2021. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (5)

Counsel (7)

Parties (2)

Summary

Leung Chung Hang Sixtus appealed against his conviction for disorderly behaviour in a public place arising from events at a Legislative Council oath-taking ceremony. The Court of Final Appeal considered the proper test under section 18 of the Public Order Ordinance — specifically which alternative in Kulemesin applies to the 'likely to cause fear' limb. The appeal was dismissed.

Statutes Cited

Public Order Ordinance
s 18

Cases Cited (15)

UK (1)
[1982] QB 416
HK (14)
(2010) 13 HKCFAR 142 (2013) 16 HKCFAR 195 (2013) 16 HKCFAR 837 (2017) 20 HKCFAR 390 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 518 [2012] 5 HKLRD 556 [2018] HKCFI 2715 [2020] 1 HKLRD 1263 [2020] HKCFA 42 [2020] HKCFI 2152 [2020] HKCFI 2401 [2021] HKCA 807 [2021] HKCFA 17 [2021] HKCFA 6

Cited By (2)

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