Former Chief Secretary, Rafael Hui, former Sun Hung Kai chairman, Thomas Kwok, and two others have today been given permission to appeal to Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal. The Court of Appeal granted permission for the further appeal in light of public interest and the legal issues involved.
In February, the Court of Appeal dismissed the defendants' appeals against conviction. The court's ruling today means the Court of Final Appeal will review whether the offence of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office is made out on proof that the defendant conspirators intended and agreed that, in return for a payment, Hui would be favourably disposed to them.
For more information on the Court of Appeal's judgment rejecting the Defendants' appeal in February, see here.
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