Read the full judgment text of CACC 186/2019 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 1 September 2020.
1. The applicant, who was D3 at trial, and two co-defendants (“D1” and “D2”) jointly faced two charges. The first charge alleged an attempt to export unmanifested cargo, contrary to section 18(1)(b) of the Import and Export Ordinance, Cap 60 and section 159G of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap 200. The second charge alleged an attempt to export without a licence specimens of the Hippocampus species (ie sea horses), contrary to section 13(1) and (3) of the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and