HKSAR V. LEONG HOW SENG

[2025] HKCA 981 Court of Appeal 6 November 2025 • CACC59/2025 • 8 min read

7 cases cited (0 HK, 7 foreign)

Outcome

Conviction quashed

convictions were quashed on appeal in 1982: Reasons for Sentence, at [15].

Source: [2025] HKCA 981, Court of Appeal, decided 6 November 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (1)

Zervos Coram

Counsel (2)

Department of Justice Firm Cherry Ho Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Leong How Seng Applicant

Case Significance

HKSAR V. LEONG HOW SENG [2025] HKCA 981 is a Court of Appeal decision in which the court held that "convictions were quashed on appeal in 1982: Reasons for Sentence, at [15]." The Court of Appeal ruling followed the related proceeding HKSAR V. LEONG HOW SENG [2025] HKCFI 1047.

Summary

HKSAR prosecuted Leong How Seng in a criminal appeal at the Court of Appeal level. The case involved a criminal conviction or sentence. The Court of Appeal determined the application.

What did the Court of Appeal hold in HKSAR V. LEONG HOW SENG [2025] HKCA 981?

In HKSAR V. LEONG HOW SENG [2025] HKCA 981, the Court of Appeal held that convictions were quashed on appeal in 1982, per the Reasons for Sentence at paragraph 15, a decision that followed the related proceeding HKSAR V. LEONG HOW SENG [2025] HKCFI 1047.