HKSAR V. NG FAN YING (吳藩英)

[2021] HKCFA 44 Court of Final Appeal 17 December 2021 • FACC9/2021 • 28 min read

7 cases cited (0 HK, 7 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

I would dismiss the appeal accordingly.

Source: [2021] HKCFA 44, Court of Final Appeal, decided 17 December 2021. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Lam Coram Lord Hodge Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (6)

Department of Justice Firm S. K. Wong & Co Firm David Chan Counsel Respondent Laura Liu Counsel Respondent Marc Corlett Counsel Appellant Marco S. P. Tse Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Ng Fan Ying Appellant

Summary

Ng Fan Ying appealed on the ground that improper restrictions on cross-examination at trial deprived her of a fair trial. The Court of Final Appeal examined the principles governing cross-examination as to credit and whether the magistrate's restrictions constituted a material irregularity. The appeal was allowed and a retrial was ordered.

Statutes Cited

Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)

Cases Cited (7)

UK (4)

[1929] 2 KB 1 [2001] UKPC 2 [2002] UKPC 29 [2021] UKPC 16

HK (3)

(2003) 6 HKCFAR 135 (2015) 18 HKCFAR 7 [2011] 3 HKLRD 810

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 1 later judgment. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

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