HKSAR V. TSIM SUM KIT, ADA

[2024] HKCFA 14 Court of Final Appeal 12 June 2024 • FACC1/2024 • 33 min read

15 cases cited (0 HK, 15 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Gummow Coram Lam Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (6)

Department of Justice Firm GT Lawyers Firm Anson Wong Yu Yat Counsel Appellant Michael Ma Counsel Respondent Simon N M Young Counsel Appellant William Tam Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Tsim Sum Kit, Ada Appellant

Case Significance

HKSAR v Tsim Sum Kit, Ada [2024] HKCFA 14 is a Court of Final Appeal judgment dated 12 June 2024. It engaged Basic Law Article 39(2) and Article 87(2), the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance section 47, the Homicide Ordinance section 3(2), and the Offences against the Person Ordinance sections 2 and 17(b). The appeal followed an earlier stage of the same proceedings, HKSAR v Tsim Sum Kit, Ada [2023] HKCFA 45. Its reasoning has since been taken up in HKSAR v Cheung Kie Chung [2024] HKCA 1149, HKSAR v Ng Ngoi Yee Margaret (吳靄儀) (D3) (and 4 others) [2024] HKCFA 24, and HKSAR v Li Cheung Choi [2025] HKCFA 1.

Summary

Tsim Sum Kit Ada appealed against her conviction in criminal proceedings. The Court of Final Appeal considered the proper approach to her case following the grant of leave. The appeal was dealt with on the substantive issues raised.

What statutory provisions feature in HKSAR v Tsim Sum Kit, Ada [2024] HKCFA 14?

The Court of Final Appeal judgment engaged Basic Law Articles 39(2) and 87(2), the Homicide Ordinance section 3(2), the Offences against the Person Ordinance sections 2 and 17(b), and the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance section 47, decided 12 June 2024.

What preceded HKSAR v Tsim Sum Kit, Ada [2024] HKCFA 14?

An earlier stage of the same proceedings, HKSAR v Tsim Sum Kit, Ada [2023] HKCFA 45, preceded this 2024 Court of Final Appeal judgment, which later informed HKSAR v Cheung Kie Chung [2024] HKCA 1149 and HKSAR v Li Cheung Choi [2025] HKCFA 1.

Statutes Cited

Basic Law

Art 39(2) Art 87(2)

Competition Ordinance (Cap 619)

Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap 134)

s 47

Homicide Ordinance

s 3(2)

Cases Cited (15)

UK (4)

[1935] AC 462 [2002] 2 AC 545 [2002] QB 1112 [2017] 4 WLR 39

HK (11)

(2006) 9 HKCFAR 574 (2006) 9 HKCFAR 614 (2008) 11 HKCFAR 513 (2008) 11 HKCFAR 91 (2012) 15 HKCFAR 162 (2016) 19 HKCFAR 372 (2019) 22 HKCFAR 59 [2019] 3 HKLRD 46 [2023] HKCA 927 [2023] HKCFA 45 [2023] HKLRD 496

Cited By (3)

[2025] HKCFA 1

HKSAR V. LI CHEUNG CHOI

[2024] HKCA 1149

HKSAR V. CHEUNG KIE CHUNG

[2024] HKCFA 24

HKSAR V. NG NGOI YEE MARGARET (吳靄儀) (D3) (and 4 others)

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 3 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2024] HKCFA 24 Court of Final Appeal

12 August 2024

[2025] HKCFA 1 Court of Final Appeal

7 January 2025

[2024] HKCA 1149 Court of Appeal

10 December 2024