Trevor TW Wan's research while affiliated with The University of Hong Kong and other places

Publications (4)

Article
Unreasonable delay in prosecution is widely recognised as a mitigating factor in sentencing. Nevertheless, to date there is only scattered judicial discussion and academic literature on its doctrinal bases in Hong Kong. This article undertakes the task of exploring whether sentencing courts in Hong Kong have crystallised a coherent doctrinal basis...
Article
In Secretary of Justice v Tong Wai Hung [2021] HKCA 404, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal affirmed that the doctrine of joint enterprise, as a matter of statutory construction, is applicable onwards to the offences of unlawful assembly and riot under the Public Order Ordinance (Cap. 245), and physical presence at the crime scene is not a pre-requisite...

Citations

... Workplace transmission was also prevalent as the work-from-home arrangement had always been a suggestion rather than a rule. These measures were amended from time to time since then according to the latest development of the pandemic and the availability of vaccines [6]. A digital contact-tracing mobile app named LeaveHomeSafe was subsequently launched by the Hong Kong government in November 2020. ...