Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000266/1994 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 26 July 1994.
1. On 25th January 1994 at Eastern Magistrates' Court, the Appellant pleaded guilty to two charges. The first charge was possession of an offensive weapon, namely a knife, without a satisfactory explanation, and the second was remaining in Hong Kong without the lawful authority of the Director of Immigration. In view of the Appellant's mitigation on the first charge - that he had the knife with him for cutting fruit - the magistrate refused to accept his plea of guilty on that charge. In due cou