plaintiff: []
defendant:
- HKSAR
- HO WAI CHING (何惠貞)
jurisdiction_code: HKCA
jurisdiction_name: Court of Appeal of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
case_location:
- 香港特別行政區
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
case_reason: >-
  The applicant sought leave to appeal against her conviction after trial by Deputy High Court Judge Andrew
  Chan on 17 January 2012 of 14 counts of fraud, contrary to section 16A of the Theft Ordinance,
case_object:
- conviction
- sentences of imprisonment
judgment_result:
- charge: Sentence of Kenny Leung (liability issue)
  result: Allowed. The court upheld the original sentence as entirely appropriate.
- charge: Sentence of Hui Po Keung (liability issue)
  result: Disallowed. The court quashed 3 months of each of the sentences imposed in respect of Counts
    4, 6 to 9 and substituted a total sentence of 6 years’ imprisonment for Hui Po Keung.
- charge: Sentence of the applicant (liability issue)
  result: Allowed. The court upheld the original sentence as entirely appropriate.
judgment_summary: >-
  The case involved an appeal against a conviction for fraud. The Court of Appeal reviewed evidence from
  witnesses, particularly those improperly questioned by prosecution counsel. While some questions were
  leading and improper, the court found no significant damage to the defense. The original sentences were
  upheld. Key issues included the manner of questioning witnesses and the appropriateness of judicial
  interventions.
involved_entities:
- entity_name: Hon Lunn JA
  reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: Andrew Chan (as he was then)
  reason: Deputy High Court Judge who presided over the trial of the applicant and her co-accuseds.
- entity_name: Mr Kenny Leung
  reason: Co-accused with the applicant, mentioned in the context of their relationship to other individuals.
- entity_name: Hui Po Keung
  reason: Co-accused with the applicant, mentioned in the context of their relationship to Mr Kenny Leung.
- entity_name: Leung Chi Keung (Kenny)
  reason: Co-accused with the applicant, mentioned in the context of their relationship to other individuals.
- entity_name: Mr Joe Lai Yiu Cho
  reason: Former employee of Cyberspeed and a witness whose evidence was criticized for being improperly
    adduced by prosecution counsel.
- entity_name: Mr Danny Ho Kwai Yuen
  reason: Brother of the applicant, former employee of Cyberspeed and a witness whose evidence was criticized
    for being improperly adduced by prosecution counsel.
- entity_name: Ms Ann Ng Mee Lin
  reason: Former employee of Cyberspeed and a witness whose evidence was criticized for being improperly
    adduced by prosecution counsel.
- entity_name: Mr Marco Chan Yik Lung
  reason: Former employee of Cyberspeed and a witness whose evidence was criticized for being improperly
    adduced by prosecution counsel.
- entity_name: Cyberspeed Technology Company Limited (Cyberspeed)
  reason: Company involved in the fraud allegations, mentioned as the entity on behalf of which applications
    were made to banks.
- entity_name: Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
  reason: Bank that was allegedly defrauded by the applicant and her co-accuseds.
