Read the full judgment text of HCMA 564/2019 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 6 May 2020.
1. The appellant was found guilty after trial before Deputy Magistrate Albert Cheung on 28 August 2019, of a single charge of Fighting in a Public Place contrary to section 25 of the Public Order Ordinance, Cap 245 (“s 25”). He received a sentence of seven days’ imprisonment suspended for 12 months. By his notice of appeal, dated 30 August 2019, the appellant appeals that conviction on the grounds as outlined below.