HKSAR V. LAI CHEE YING AND OTHERS

[2025] HKCFI 6291 Court of First Instance 15 December 2025 • HCCC51/2022 • 894 min read

40 cases cited (0 HK, 40 foreign)

Judges (3)

Alex Lee Coram D’Almada Remedios Coram Toh Coram

Counsel (18)

Department of Justice Firm Robertsons Firm Sit, Fung, Kwong & Shum Firm Albert N B Wong Counsel Defendant Anthony Chau Counsel Prosecution Colman Li Counsel Defendant Crystal Chan Counsel Prosecution Ernie Tung Counsel Defendant Herbert Cheng Counsel Prosecution Ivan Cheung Counsel Prosecution Jennifer Tsui Counsel Prosecution Joanna Wong Counsel Defendant Jon Wong Counsel Defendant Karen Ng Counsel Prosecution Marc Corlett Counsel Defendant Natalie Yeung & Counsel Defendant Robert Pang, SC Counsel Defendant Steven Kwan Counsel Defendant

Parties (6)

Ad Internet Limited Defendant Apple Daily Limited Defendant Apple Daily Printing Limited Defendant HKSAR Prosecution HKSAR Unknown Lai Chee Ying Defendant

Statutes Cited

Complex Commercial Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

s 10(1)(b) s 159A s 9(1) s 9(2)

Criminal Procedure Ordinance

s 65B

Emergency Regulations Ordinance

s 2(1)

Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1)

Registration of Local Newspapers Ordinance

s 7

Cases Cited (40)

UK (15)

[1914] 2 KB 866 [1944] KB 551 [1965] 1 QB 233 [1966] 1 QB 589 [1967] 1 All ER 497 [1969] 1 WLR 1266 [1972] AC 153 [1973] AC 807 [1980] 1 WLR 142 [1981] 1 WLR 1039 [1992] 1 All ER 189 [1994] 2 All ER 685 [1995] 2 AC 500 [1997] 3 All ER 78 [2018] EWHC 3055

HK (25)

(2001) 4 HKCFAR 211 (2007) 10 HKCFAR 98 (2011) 14 HKCFAR 641 (2014) 17 HKCFAR 218 (2015) 18 HKCFAR 62 (2019) 22 HKCFAR 289 (2019) 22 HKCFAR 446 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 33 (2022) 25 HKCFAR 191 (2023) 26 HKCFAR 332 (2025) 28 HKCFAR 122 [1990] 1 HKC 1 [2020] 1 HKLRD 1082 [2020] 2 HKLRD 771 [2020] 3 HKLRD 320 [2020] HKCFI 1249 [2022] 4 HKLRD 582 [2022] 5 HKLRD 205 [2022] 5 HKLRD 886 [2023] 2 HKLRD 799 [2023] 3 HKLRD 534 [2023] HKCFI 3337 [2024] 2 HKLRD 565 [2024] HKCFI 1468 [2024] HKCFI 58

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCFI 6291)