HKSAR V. WONG KIN CHUNG

[2025] HKCA 349 Court of Appeal 15 April 2025 • CACC92/2024 • 37 min read

16 cases cited (0 HK, 16 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

leave to appeal is refused.

Source: [2025] HKCA 349, Court of Appeal, decided 15 April 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (3)

Anthea Pang Coram Pang Coram Poon Coram

Counsel (7)

Ho Kan Lawyers Firm Anthony Chau Tin-hang Counsel Respondent Crystal Chan Wing-sum Counsel Respondent Herman Wan Pui-hin Counsel Respondent Randy Shek Shu-ming Counsel Applicant Wilson Yuen Ming-chak Counsel Applicant Yvonne Leung Lai-kwok Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Wong Kin-chung (John Joseph Applicant

Case Significance

HKSAR v Wong Kin Chung [2025] HKCA 349 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 15 April 2025 addressing an application for leave to appeal in a matter charged under the Crimes Ordinance, including sections 159A and 159C. The Court of Appeal refused leave, holding that 'leave to appeal is refused.' The court considered the District Court ruling in [2024] HKDC 640 and the Court of First Instance decision in HKSAR v Ng Gordon Ching Hang and Others (and 1 other) [2024] HKCFI 3298, alongside earlier Court of Appeal authorities [2020] HKCA 1019 and [2021] HKCA 909, Court of Final Appeal rulings (2021) 24 HKCFAR 33, (2023) 26 HKCFAR 332 and (2014) 17 HKCFAR 110, Law Reports decisions [2023] 5 HKC 170, [2022] 5 HKLRD 246 and [2021] 1 HKLRD 290, and English authorities [2017] EWCA Crim 1272 and [2007] EWCA Crim 687.

The refusal in HKSAR v Wong Kin Chung [2025] HKCA 349 was subsequently cited in HKSAR v Lai Chee Ying and Others (and 2 others) [2026] HKCFI 854 before the Court of First Instance.

What did the Court of Appeal decide on leave to appeal in HKSAR v Wong Kin Chung ([2025] HKCA 349)?

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal in HKSAR v Wong Kin Chung [2025] HKCA 349, a Crimes Ordinance matter involving sections 159A and 159C, holding simply that 'leave to appeal is refused.'

Which later Court of First Instance decision cited HKSAR v Wong Kin Chung ([2025] HKCA 349)?

HKSAR v Wong Kin Chung [2025] HKCA 349 was cited in HKSAR v Lai Chee Ying and Others (and 2 others) [2026] HKCFI 854, a subsequent Court of First Instance matter decided in 2026.

Statutes Cited

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

s 159A s 159C

Cases Cited (16)

UK (6)

[2007] EWCA Crim 687 [2017] EWCA Crim 1272 [2017] EWCA Crim 1378 [2019] EWCA Crim 171 [2020] EWCA Crim 830 [2023] EWCA Crim 801

HK (10)

(2014) 17 HKCFAR 110 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 33 (2023) 26 HKCFAR 332 [2020] HKCA 1019 [2021] 1 HKLRD 290 [2021] HKCA 909 [2022] 5 HKLRD 246 [2023] 5 HKC 170 [2024] HKCFI 3298 [2024] HKDC 640

Cited By (1)

[2026] HKCFI 854

HKSAR V. LAI CHEE YING AND OTHERS (and 2 others)

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 2 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2025] HKCA 813 上訴法庭

5 September 2025

[2026] HKCFI 854 Court of First Instance

9 February 2026