HKSAR v. CHENG KAI MING CHARLES

FAMC No 66 of 2012

IN THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS NO66 OF 2012 (CRIMINAL)

(ON APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL FROM CACC NO 96 OF 2010)

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DETERMINATION

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Mr Justice Chan PJ:

1. As far as the substantial and grave injustice basis is concerned, all but one of the arguments are without foundation for the reason that it would involve treating the Court of Final Appeal as a second court of appeal in the normal way.

2. The other argument on substantial and grave injustice is also without foundation for the reason that it would involve the Court of Final Appeal re-visiting a question which is pre-eminently for the Court of Appeal, namely, whether or not the trial judge did in fact apply the co-conspirators’ rule.

3. As to the point of law of great general importance, we grant leave to appeal on the following question in relation to the 4^th charge only:

Whether the expression “proceeds of an indictable offence” in s 25(1) of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance, Cap 455, is confined to money gained from the commission of an indictableoffence or, instead, extends to money used in the furtherance of such an offence.