Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000030/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 5 June 1997.
1. The appellant was convicted on 29 th November 1996 of one charge of blackmail. The allegation was that at Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier on 6 th April 1996, with a view to gain for himself, he made a demand of $60,000 from a young lady with menaces. The menaces were said to be that handbills including a naked photograph were to be posted if that sum of money was not paid.