Magistrates Prosecution
Dear Department of Justice,
Please can you provide me with statistics of all common assault prosecutions by HKSAR in the year 2014 to 2024 at magistrates court. Including whether they were successful or not successful or subject to bind overs. Also provide the names of the cases ie. HKSAR vs lau tai ming
Yours faithfully,
Peter D. Roberts
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Dear Sir/Madam,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 7 August 2025. Where
appropriate, we will give you a reply as soon as possible.
Jo CHOW
for Director of Public Prosecutions
Dear Mr Roberts,
I refer to your email dated 7 August 2025 to the Department of Justice.
Kindly be informed that this Department does not maintain such record
containing the statistics and information on all common assault cases at
Magistrates’ Courts.
Irene Fan
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
(Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)
From: ODPP/DOJ
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2025 2:09 PM
To: [1][FOI #1542 email]
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Magistrates Prosecution
Dear Sir/Madam,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 7 August 2025. Where
appropriate, we will give you a reply as soon as possible.
Jo CHOW
for Director of Public Prosecutions