HKSAR V. FUNG WING LAM, CORRENR

[2026] HKCA 893 Court of Appeal 29 April 2026 • CACC136/2023 • 13 min read

5 cases cited (0 HK, 5 foreign)

Outcome

Application refused

we refuse the application to treat the applicant’s abandonment of her appeal against sentence as a nullity and to reinstate her appeal, which has already been dismissed.

Source: [2026] HKCA 893, Court of Appeal, decided 29 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Macrae Coram Zervos Coram

Counsel (2)

Department of Justice Firm Michael Ma Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Fung Wing Lam, Correnr Applicant

Case Significance

HKSAR V. FUNG WING LAM, CORRENR [2026] HKCA 893 concerned an application by the applicant to have her prior abandonment of an appeal against sentence treated as a nullity and for that appeal to be reinstated. The Court of Appeal refused the application, holding: 'we refuse the application to treat the applicant's abandonment of her appeal against sentence as a nullity and to reinstate her appeal, which has already been dismissed.'

What did the Court of Appeal decide in HKSAR V. FUNG WING LAM, CORRENR [2026] HKCA 893?

The Court of Appeal refused the applicant's request to treat her earlier abandonment of an appeal against sentence as a nullity and to reinstate that appeal, holding the appeal 'has already been dismissed' and declining to revive it.