Chan, Andrew Hing Wai 陳慶偉
HKSAR v Ma Ka Kin: reasons for sentence
HK Court of First Instance, 13-Sep-2019
Mr Ma was previously allowed to change his plea to not guilty after a different judge found that his original plea of guilty was involuntary, given after legal advice which he alleges was conflicted. Following trial, he was convicted by a jury of trafficing 1.185kg of cocaine and is sentenced to 23 years in jail. Justice Andrew Chan mentions that the allegation against his former legal representative of perverting the course of justice is "still under the police investigation and to a certain extent not directly relevant to the drug offence".
HK Court of First Instance, 13-Sep-2019
Mr Ma was previously allowed to change his plea to not guilty after a different judge found that his original plea of guilty was involuntary, given after legal advice which he alleges was conflicted. Following trial, he was convicted by a jury of trafficing 1.185kg of cocaine and is sentenced to 23 years in jail. Justice Andrew Chan mentions that the allegation against his former legal representative of perverting the course of justice is "still under the police investigation and to a certain extent not directly relevant to the drug offence".
HKSAR v Donald Tsang Yam Kuen
HK Court of First Instance, 6-Mar-2018
Justice Andrew Chan slams the ex-CE for failure to cooperate with the ICAC despite public promises to do so. 1/3 of an estimated HK$15m of prosecution costs in trial 1 are awarded against him. After conviction for misconduct in public office and a hung jury on a bribery charge, he was tried again on that charge and the new jury hung again. It now emerges that in an attempt to influence the jury in trial 2, a PR firm or consultant rustled up the great and good to sit in a reserved section of the public gallery. We note that many of them are the same staunch Catholics from across the political spectrum who attended a church service to pray for him after his conviction. Amongst the congregation was CE-elect Carrie Lam, who now has the power to pardon him.
HK Court of First Instance, 6-Mar-2018
Justice Andrew Chan slams the ex-CE for failure to cooperate with the ICAC despite public promises to do so. 1/3 of an estimated HK$15m of prosecution costs in trial 1 are awarded against him. After conviction for misconduct in public office and a hung jury on a bribery charge, he was tried again on that charge and the new jury hung again. It now emerges that in an attempt to influence the jury in trial 2, a PR firm or consultant rustled up the great and good to sit in a reserved section of the public gallery. We note that many of them are the same staunch Catholics from across the political spectrum who attended a church service to pray for him after his conviction. Amongst the congregation was CE-elect Carrie Lam, who now has the power to pardon him.
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