23 January 2017. Exhibited to those affidavits, inter alia, were extracts of material disclosed by the prosecution to the defence after the conclusion of the trial.
4. For his part, by a Notice of Motion, Mr Ned Lai, who appeared for the respondent alone on 26 January 2017, sought to put before the Court four affirmations, two from police officers[1] and two from Public Prosecutors. Mr Cheung Man Kwan, Bobby a Senior Public Prosecutor, was involved in the preparation of the case for trial in the period from 6 November 2013 to 7 October 2014, whereas Ms Go Hong Hong, Lisa was junior counsel for the prosecution to Mr Simon Tam SC in the trial of the applicant. The two police officers had each been the officer-in-charge of the case at different times in the overall period 22 December 2013 up to the hearing of the appeal. There being no objection by the parties, and the Court being satisfied that it was appropriate to do so, we received all of that evidence.
5. At the conclusion of the hearing on 26 January 2017, the Court directed the respondent to file further affirmations, so as to inform the Court fully in respect of the steps taken by the Department of Justice and the Hong Kong Police with regard to the disclosure of unused material to the defence. By a Notice of Motion filed with the Court on 17 February 2017, Ms Anna Lai SC, now leading Mr Lai, sought to put before the Court five additional affirmations: second affirmations of the two Public Prosecutors and of Senior Inspector Lee, together with affirmations of two
- ↑ Senior Inspector Lee Ming Kong and Chief Inspector Chan Shun Ching, Baron.
