Read the full judgment text of CACC 000172/1999 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 10 September 1999.
1. On 23rd February 1999, the Applicant was convicted of wounding Wong Hing-cheong (the victim) with intent, contrary to section 17(a) of the Offences against the Person Ordinance, Cap. 212, following a trial before Judge Wright in the District Court. A background report was ordered before the judge sentenced the Applicant on 16th March 1999 to three years' imprisonment. He now seeks leave by a notice dated 23rd March 1999 to appeal against this sentence. Originally, it appeared that this was an