HKSAR V. MA CHUN KIT

[2025] HKCA 451 Court of Appeal 16 May 2025 • CACC224/2020 • 49 min read

13 cases cited (0 HK, 13 foreign)

Judges (3)

Anthea Pang Coram Macrae Coram Zervos Coram

Counsel (4)

Department of Justice Firm Tse Yuen Ting Wong Firm Derek Wong Counsel Respondent Simon Young Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Ma Chun-kit Appellant

Summary

Criminal conviction appeal by Ma Chun-kit against his conviction for four counts of theft totalling approximately HK$380 million stolen from his employer over nearly 7 years. He was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment following trial before D'Almada Remedios J and a jury. The Court of Appeal (Macrae VP, Zervos and Anthea Pang JJA) dismissed the appeal after considering multiple grounds including challenges to the judge's directions and the proviso.

Statutes Cited

Theft Ordinance (Cap 210)

s 2(1) s 4(1) s 6(3) s 9

Cases Cited (13)

UK (4)

[1902] 2 KB 427 [1986] 1 AC 41 [1996] AC 815 [2018] AC 391

HK (9)

(2001) 4 HKCFAR 457 (2003) 6 HKCFAR 113 (2007) 10 HKCFAR 386 (2011) 14 HKCFAR 453 (2022) 25 HKCFAR 48 (2023) 26 HKCFAR 556 [2000] 3 HKLRD 324 [2001] 3 HKLRD 76 [2021] 4 HKLRD 382