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DCCC1075/2025

香港特別行政區 訴 葉偉華

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Case Details

Case ReferenceDCCC1075/2025
CourtDistrict Court 區域法院
Date Published2026-03-19
LanguageTraditional Chinese
NCN[2026] HKDC 428
Claimant / Applicant香港特別行政區
Defendant / Respondent葉偉華
Judges區域法院暫委法官鍾偉強
Claimant Counsel陳旭蕾
Claimant Solicitors律政司
Defendant Counsel劉玉儀
Defendant Solicitors周王律師事務所

Judgment Summary

Facts

  • •Defendant opened 3 accounts (Hang Seng, Dah Sing, Tap & Go) in 2024.
  • •Accounts received fraud proceeds totaling ~HK$11.36 million.
  • •Transactions showed mirror patterns (deposit/withdraw same day).
  • •Defendant claimed he lent accounts for accommodation due to financial hardship.
  • •Defendant pleaded guilty to 3 counts of dealing with proceeds of indictable offence.

Issues

  • •Appropriate sentencing starting points for money laundering based on amounts.
  • •Whether to apply enhanced sentencing under s.27 of Cap. 455.
  • •Concurrency of sentences for overlapping offences.

Outcome

  • •Count 1: 20 months imprisonment.
  • •Count 2: 44 months imprisonment.
  • •Count 3: 10 months imprisonment.
  • •Sentences to run concurrently.
  • •Total effective sentence: 44 months imprisonment.
  • •Enhanced sentencing applied under s.27 of Cap. 455.

Implication

  • •Reaffirms sentencing benchmarks based on laundered amounts.
  • •Demonstrates application of s.27 enhanced sentencing for prevalent crimes.
  • •Emphasizes deterrence in money laundering cases involving mule accounts.
  • •Clarifies concurrency principles for overlapping money laundering counts.

Laws & Authorities Cited

  • §Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 455), s.25(1)
  • §Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 455), s.25(3)
  • §Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 455), s.27
  • §Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 455), s.27(2)
  • §Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance (Cap. 584)
  • §香港特別行政區 訴 廖麗婷 (CACC 334/2015)
  • §HKSAR v Boma [2012] 2 HKLRD 33
  • §香港特別行政區 訴 陳慧茵 [2012] 4 HKLRD 189
  • §香港特別行政區 訴 許有益 [2010] 5 HKLRD 536
  • §律政司司長 訴 雲國強 [2012] 1 HKLRD 197
  • §香港特別行政區 訴 谢志建 [2025] HKCA 911
  • §HKSAR v CHUNG Chi King (CACC 504/2001)
  • §香港特別行政區 訴 梁耀輝 (CACC 100/2014)
  • §香港特別行政區 訴 張金勝 [2026] HKDC 276
  • §香港特別行政區 訴 莫裕宁 [2026] HKDC 42
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