Read the full judgment text of HCMA 001050/1995 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 16 January 1996.
1. This was an appeal against conviction on three charges of theft. The facts were that Zhonge Audio Equipment Company Limited ("Zhonge"), a company registered in China, sold some audio equipment to a Hong Kong firm called Annet Industrial Company Limited ("Annet") in 1992. Zhonge had difficulty in securing payment for the equipment, but Annet issued 12 cheques to cover the full amount of $1,037,896. Three of the cheques were honoured, but the remaining nine were not. The amount then outstanding