Read the full judgment text of CACC 000196/1981 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The Appellant, a Chinese man of 29 years of age, was charged with being in possession on 6th January of this year in wooden hut No. 9 at the rear of Fort Street in North Point on Hong Kong Island of a single packet of heroin mixture weighing .26 gm. and two syringes each with a needle fit and intended for the injection of a dangerous drug. He pleaded not guilty to each of the two charges, gave evidence on his own behalf, was convicted on both charges and ultimately on 13th February 1981 was s