Hong Kong Leading Case unlawful assembly riotlimitsparticipation offences

HKSAR v Lo Kin Man

(2021) 24 HKCFAR 302; [2021] HKCFA 37

JurisdictionHong Kong

CourtCourt of Final Appeal

Year2021

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The doctrine of basic joint enterprise has no role in establishing principal liability for the statutory offences of unlawful assembly and riot, whose actus reus is participation ('taking part'); extended joint enterprise and secondary/inchoate liability remain available.

Area of Law

Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence

Related Cases

Secretary for Justice v Wong Chi Fung & Others (2018) 21 HKCFAR 35; [2018] HKCFA 4

HKSAR v Ngo Van Nam (and HKSAR v Abdou Maikido Abdoulkarim) [2016] 5 HKLRD 1; CACC 418/2014 (and CACC 327/2015)

Kulemesin v HKSAR (2013) 16 HKCFAR 195; [2013] HKCFA 9

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