Case Details

Citation

HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) (陳克恩), FAMC 31/2022

Case Number

FAMC 31/2022

Court

Court of Final Appeal

(CFA)

Decision Date

18 January 2023

Parties

Applicant(s):

HKSAR

Respondent(s):

CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) (陳克恩)

For Respondent(s):

Ms Vinci Lam SC, DDPP and Ms Joycelyn Ng, SPP, of the Department of Justice

Judges

Ribeiro
Fok
Lam

HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) (陳克恩)

[2023] HKCFA 2 · FAMC 31/2022

Court of Final Appeal18 January 2023

Judges:RibeiroFokLam

FAMC31/2022 HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) (陳克恩)

FAMC Nos. 31 and 32 of 2022

[2023] HKCFA 2

IN THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS NOS. 31 and 32 OF 2022 (CRIMINAL)

(ON APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL

FROM CACC NO. 185 OF 2021)

_______________________

BETWEEN
	HKSAR	Respondent
	and
	CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) (陳克恩) (D1)	Applicant
		in FAMC 31/2022
	HAO MAY (formerly known as	Applicant
	WANG MAY YAN) (alias MAY WANG) (D2)	in FAMC 32/2022

_______________________

Appeal Committee: Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ, Mr Justice Fok PJ and Mr Justice Lam PJ

Date of Hearing and Determination: 18 January 2023

_________________________

DETERMINATION

_________________________

Mr Justice Fok PJ:

1. We are satisfied that the two questions of law set out in the applicants’ Applications for Leave to Appeal are involved in the decision from which leave to appeal is sought and that they are of the requisite importance and reasonably arguable. We therefore grant leave to appeal in respect of those questions, namely:

“Question 1

What on the true construction of section 4 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance (Cap.492), is the meaning of ‘where a defendant is not tried for an offence for which he has been indicted or committed for trial’?

Question 2

Whether the power to award costs under the said section 4 covers a situation where a defendant’s trial is aborted by reason of the discharge of the jury?”

2. Further, we grant leave to appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the ground that it is reasonably arguable that, in finding that the judge had no jurisdiction to grant defence costs to a defendant under section 4 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance (Cap.492), substantial and grave injustice has been done to the applicants.

3. The appeal will be listed for hearing on 8 May 2023.

(R A V Ribeiro)
Permanent Judge

(Joseph Fok)
Permanent Judge

(M H Lam)
Permanent Judge

Mr Tim Owen KC and Mr Benson Tsoi, instructed by Boase, Cohen & Collins, for the 1^st Defendant/Applicant in FAMC 31/2022

Mr Ian Winter KC and Ms Betty Chiu, instructed by Haldanes, for the 2^nd Defendant/Applicant in FAMC 32/2022

Ms Vinci Lam SC, DDPP and Ms Joycelyn Ng, SPP, of the Department of Justice, for the Respondent

Court

Procedural posture

Issues

Holdings

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Disposition

Appeal history

HKSAR v. WONG CHO SHING AND OTHERS
DC · 14 Feb 2017
On appeal from
HKSAR v. LAU CHEUK NGAI AND OTHERS
CA · 28 Jun 2017
On appeal from
HKSAR v. LAU CHEUK NGAI AND OTHERS
CA · 28 Jun 2017
On appeal from
HKSAR v. LAU CHEUK NGAI AND OTHERS
CA · 28 Jun 2017
On appeal from
HKSAR v. WONG CHO SHING
CA · 6 Jul 2017
On appeal from
HKSAR v. PAK WING BUN AND ANOTHER
CA · 14 Jul 2017
On appeal from
HKSAR v. KWAN KA HO
CA · 9 Aug 2017
On appeal from
HKSAR v. WONG CHO SHING
CA · 15 Dec 2017
On appeal from
HKSAR v. LAU CHEUK NGAI
CA · 1 Feb 2018 · [2018] HKCA 59
On appeal from
HKSAR v. WONG WAI HO
CA · 15 Feb 2018 · [2018] HKCA 101
On appeal from
HKSAR v. LAU HING PUI
CA · 15 Feb 2018 · [2018] HKCA 99
On appeal from
HKSAR v. PAK WING BUN
CA · 23 Mar 2018 · [2018] HKCA 150
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHAN SIU TAN AND ANOTHER
CA · 23 Mar 2018 · [2018] HKCA 151
On appeal from
HKSAR v. FUNG HOI YEUNG
CFI · 13 Feb 2019 · [2019] HKCFI 598
On appeal from
HKSAR v. WONG CHO SHING AND OTHERS
CA · 26 Jul 2019 · [2019] HKCA 839
On appeal from
HKSAR v. WONG CHO SHING AND OTHERS
CA · 25 Oct 2019 · [2019] HKCA 1204
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHAN SIU TAN (陳少丹)
CFA · 7 Apr 2020 · [2020] HKCFA 14
On appeal from
HKSAR v. FUNG HOI YEUNG
CA · 18 Jun 2020 · [2020] HKCA 512
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) AND OTHERS
CFI · 24 Aug 2020 · [2020] HKCFI 3013
On appeal from
HKSAR v. FUNG HOI YEUNG
CA · 12 Oct 2021 · [2021] HKCA 1589
On appeal from
HKSAR v. MILNE JOHN
CFI · 17 Dec 2021 · [2021] HKCFI 3824
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) (陳克恩)
CFA · 2 Mar 2022 · [2022] HKCFA 6
On appeal from
HKSAR v. FUNG HOI YEUNG
CA · 31 May 2022 · [2022] HKCA 1073
On appeal from
HKSAR v. MILNE John
CFA · 31 May 2022 · [2022] HKCFA 10
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) AND OTHERS
CA · 4 Aug 2022 · [2022] HKCA 1059
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) AND OTHERS
CA · 4 Aug 2022 · [2022] HKCA 1517
On appeal from
香港特別行政區訴 MILNE JOHN
CFA · 26 Oct 2022 · [2022] HKCFA 22
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) AND OTHERS
CA · 21 Dec 2022 · [2022] HKCA 1820
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) (陳克恩)
CFA · 18 Jan 2023 · [2023] HKCFA 2
This judgment
HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) (陳克恩)
CFA · 24 May 2023 · [2023] HKCFA 11
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) AND OTHERS
CFI · 5 Dec 2023 · [2024] HKCFI 327
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) AND ANOTHER
CA · 8 May 2024 · [2024] HKCA 444
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) AND OTHERS
CA · 7 May 2026 · [2026] HKCA 937
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) AND ANOTHER
CA · 1 Jun 2026 · [2026] HKCA 1061
On appeal from
HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) AND OTHERS
CA · 26 Aug 2026 · [2026] HKCA 1519
On appeal from