HKSAR V. TAM TAK CHI

[2024] HKCA 231 Court of Appeal 7 March 2024 • CACC62/2022 • 103 min read

30 cases cited (0 HK, 30 foreign) Cited by 4 cases

Judges (3)

Counsel (8)

Department of Justice Firm Ho Tse Wai & Partners Firm Anthony Chau Counsel Respondent Crystal Chan Counsel Respondent Elisa Cheng Counsel Respondent Ernie Tung Counsel Applicant Jeffrey Tam Counsel Applicant Philip Dykes Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Tam Tak Chi Applicant

Case Significance

HKSAR v. Tam Tak Chi [2024] HKCA 231 is a Court of Appeal judgment dated 7 March 2024. It has been cited in later proceedings, including Secretary for Justice v. Persons Conducting Themselves in any of the Acts Prohibited under Paragraph 1(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Indorsement of Claim (and 1 other) [2024] HKCA 442, HKSAR v. Tam Tak Chi (譚得志) [2024] HKCFA 25 before the Court of Final Appeal, HKSAR v. Ng Gordon Ching Hang and Others [2024] HKCFI 1468 before the Court of First Instance, and HKSAR v. Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Limited and Others [2024] HKDC 1430 before the District Court.

Did HKSAR v. Tam Tak Chi [2024] HKCA 231 reach the Court of Final Appeal?

Yes. The matter continued as HKSAR v. Tam Tak Chi (譚得志) [2024] HKCFA 25, following the Court of Appeal's judgment of 7 March 2024, and has also been cited in Court of First Instance and District Court decisions.

Statutes Cited

Basic Law

Art 27

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

s 10(1)(b)

Criminal Procedure Ordinance

s 101I s 44 s 44(1)

District Court Ordinance (Cap 336)

s 74

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)

Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1)

Interpretation Ordinance

s 34 s 35

Magistrates Ordinance

s 73 s 73(1)

Supreme Court Ordinance

s 44(1)

Theft Ordinance (Cap 210)

s 34(1)

Cases Cited (30)

UK (8)

[1940] AC 231 [1973] AC 435 [1975] AC 842 [1990] 1 QB 429 [2000] 2 AC 115 [2009] UKPC 53 [2022] 1 WLR 789 [2023] UKPC 36

HK (22)

(2002) 5 HKCFAR 381 (2005) 8 HKCFAR 229 (2007) 10 HKCFAR 386 (2008) 11 HKCFAR 117 (2012) 15 HKCFAR 16 (2013) 16 HKCFAR 837 (2016) 19 HKCFAR 372 (2017) 20 HKCFAR 425 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 33 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 417 [2018] 2 HKLRD 699 [2021] HKCA 510 [2021] HKCFI 2200 [2021] HKDC 424 [2022] 1 HKLRD 1305 [2022] 4 HKLRD 1002 [2022] 4 HKLRD 154 [2022] 4 HKLRD 657 [2022] HKDC 208 [2022] HKDC 343 [2023] 3 HKLRD 275 [2023] 4 HKLRD 484

Cited By (4)

[2024] HKDC 1430

HKSAR V. BEST PENCIL (HONG KONG) LIMITED AND OTHERS

[2024] HKCFA 25

HKSAR V. TAM TAK CHI (譚得志)

[2024] HKCFI 1468

HKSAR V. NG GORDON CHING HANG AND OTHERS

[2024] HKCA 442

SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. PERSONS CONDUCTING THEMSELVES IN ANY OF THE ACTS PROHIBITED UNDER PARAGRAPH 1(A), (B), (C) OR (D) OF THE INDORSEMENT OF CLAIM (and 1 other)

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 9 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2024] HKCA 442 Court of Appeal

8 May 2024

[2024] HKCFI 1468 Court of First Instance

30 May 2024

[2024] HKCFA 25 Court of Final Appeal

14 August 2024

[2024] HKCA 649 Court of Appeal

10 July 2024

[2025] HKCA 585 Court of Appeal

24 June 2025

[2025] HKCFA 4 Court of Final Appeal

6 March 2025