HKSAR V. HUNG HING LUEN

[2025] HKCA 832 Court of Appeal 10 September 2025 • CACC3/2024 • 34 min read

6 cases cited (0 HK, 6 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal allowed

we allowed the appeal, quashed the conviction and set aside the sentence.

Source: [2025] HKCA 832, Court of Appeal, decided 10 September 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (3)

M Poon Coram Macrae Coram Zervos Coram

Counsel (4)

Department of Justice Firm K B Chau & Co Firm Angel Yuen Counsel Respondent Mark Leung Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Hung Hing Luen Appellant

Case Significance

HKSAR v Hung Hing Luen [2025] HKCA 832 was an appeal against conviction under s 118(1) of the Crimes Ordinance, heard by the Court of Appeal on 10 September 2025. The Court of Appeal held: "we allowed the appeal, quashed the conviction and set aside the sentence."

Summary

Hung Hing Luen appealed against his High Court jury conviction for one count of rape and one count of indecent assault. The appeal raised issues about the judge's directions on recent complaint evidence, credibility assessment, and the good character direction. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no misdirection by the trial judge.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in HKSAR v Hung Hing Luen ([2025] HKCA 832)?

In HKSAR v Hung Hing Luen [2025] HKCA 832, the Court of Appeal held: "we allowed the appeal, quashed the conviction and set aside the sentence," reversing the conviction entered under s 118(1) of the Crimes Ordinance.

Statutes Cited

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

s 118(1)

Cases Cited (6)

UK (4)

[1896] 2 QB 167 [1999] 1 AC 201 [1999] 1 AC 210 [2008] EWCA Crim 2557

HK (2)

(2004) 7 HKCFAR 526 [2022] 1 HKLRD 370

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.

[2025] HKDC 2012 區域法院

26 November 2025