Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000843/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 29 December 1997.
1. The appellant was convicted after trial before a magistrate of a charge of managing a gambling establishment contrary to s.5(b) of the Gambling Ordinance, Cap.148. She was fined $5,000. She appeals against her conviction only. Two other defendants appeared at the same trial on a charge of operating a gambling establishment contrary to s.5(a) of the same Ordinance. They were acquitted because the magistrate ruled that their cautioned statements were inadmissible.