plaintiff: []
defendant:
- LUK KIN PETER JOSEPH (陸健)
- YU OI KEE (余藹琪)
jurisdiction_code: HKCFA
jurisdiction_name: 香港特別行政區終審法院
case_location:
- 香港特別行政區
case_reason: "HKSAR seeks leave to appeal from CACC No. 283 of 2014 regarding the interpretation of 'agent'\
  \ under "
case_object:
- the meaning of 'agent' in s.9 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, Cap. 201
- construction of 'or other document' in s.9(3) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, Cap. 201
- application of common law principles to statutory anti-corruption regime under the Prevention of Bribery
  Ordinance, Cap. 201
judgment_result:
- charge: Leave application for all three applications (liability issue)
  result: Allowed. Leave is given for the appeals on the specified questions.
judgment_summary: >-
  In this case, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) sought leave to appeal from CACC No.
  283 of 2014 regarding the interpretation of 'agent' under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, Cap.
  201. The core issues in dispute included: (1) defining 'agent' for s.9 purposes; (2) construing '
involved_entities:
- entity_name: Chief Justice Ma
  reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ
  reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: Mr Justice Tang PJ
  reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: Geoffrey Ma
  reason: Chief Justice, cited in paragraph 1 of the determination.
- entity_name: R A V Ribeiro
  reason: Permanent Judge, cited in paragraph 1 of the determination.
- entity_name: Robert Tang
  reason: Permanent Judge, cited in paragraph 1 of the determination.
- entity_name: Mr Edwin Choy and Mr Joe Chan
  reason: Counsel/barristers representing the 1st Defendant (Applicant in FAMC 68/2015).
- entity_name: Mr Gerard McCoy SC leading Mr Albert N.B. Wong
  reason: Counsel/barristers representing the 2nd Defendant (Applicant in FAMC 69/2015) and Ms Nisha Mohamed.
- entity_name: Mr William Tam SC, DDPP, and Ms Samantha Chiu, SPP
  reason: Counsel/barristers representing the HKSAR (Applicant in FAMC 15/2016).
- entity_name: HKSAR
  reason: Respondent/Appellant in all three applications.
- entity_name: LUK KIN PETER JOSEPH (陸健)
  reason: Applicant/1st Defendant in FAMC 68/2015 and 1st Respondent in FAMC 15/2016.
- entity_name: YU OI KEE (余藹琪)
  reason: Applicant/2nd Defendant in FAMC 69/2015 and 2nd Respondent in FAMC 15/2016.