Case Details

Citation

HKSAR v. CHU YIU KEUNG AND OTHERS, HCCC 85/2008

Case Number

HCCC 85/2008

Court

Court of First Instance

(CFI)

Decision Date

21 January 2009

Parties

For Respondent(s):

Mr John Hemmings, instructed by Messrs Tang, Wong & Cheung (assigned by DLA); Mr Paul Loughran, instructed by Messrs Tang, Lai & Leung (assigned by DLA); Mr William Stirling, instructed by Messrs Knight & Ho (assigned by DLA); Mr John Hagon, instructed by Messrs Anthony Kwan & Co. (assigned by DLA); Mr John Haynes, instructed by Messrs Betty Chan & Co. (assigned by DLA)

Judges

V Bokhary

HKSAR v. CHU YIU KEUNG AND OTHERS

HCCC 85/2008

Court of First Instance21 January 2009

Judges:V Bokhary

HCCC000085/2008 HKSAR v. CHU YIU KEUNG AND OTHERS

HCCC85/2008

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 85 OF 2008

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	HKSAR
	v.
	Chu Yiu-keung (A1)
	Wong Tat-sze (A2)
	Man Ka-tat (A3)
	Chan Chi-fung (A4)
	Chan Chun-ming (A5)

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Before:

The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary

Date:

21 January 2009 at 8.35 pm

Present:

Mr Christopher Coghlan, counsel-on-fiat, and Mr Martin Hui, SPP of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
Mr John Hemmings, instructed by Messrs Tang, Wong & Cheung (assigned by DLA), for the 1st Accused
Mr Paul Loughran, instructed by Messrs Tang, Lai & Leung (assigned by DLA), for the 2nd Accused
Mr William Stirling, instructed by Messrs Knight & Ho (assigned by DLA), for the 3rd Accused
Mr John Hagon, instructed by Messrs Anthony Kwan & Co. (assigned by DLA), for the 4th Accused
Mr John Haynes, instructed by Messrs Betty Chan & Co. (assigned by DLA), for the 5th Accused

Offence:

Murder (謀殺)

Transcript of the Audio Recording
of the Sentence in the above case

COURT: 1st accused, you have been convicted by the jury's verdict of murder. The penalty for murder is one fixed by law, which is life imprisonment. You are therefore sentenced to life imprisonment.

(Remainder of proceedings not required)

Court adjourns - 8.38 pm

21 January 2009

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Appeal history

HKSAR v. CHU YIU KEUNG AND OTHERS
CFI · 21 Jan 2009
This judgment
HKSAR v. CHU YIU KEUNG AND OTHERS
CA · 17 Dec 2010
On appeal from
CHU YIU KEUNG v. HKSAR
CFA · 14 Oct 2011
On appeal from