HKSAR v Chiu Ho-fung
Read the full judgment text of HCCC 426/2025 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 26 June 2026.
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HCCC 426/2025 [2026] HKCFI 4183 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE CRIMINAL CASE NO 426 OF 2025 -----------------
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--------------------------------- Transcript of the Audio Recording of the Sentence in the above Case --------------------------------- COURT: The defendant has pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug, contrary to section 4 of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. He is committed to this court for sentence. In the afternoon on 31 May 2024, police officers during an anti-narcotic operation intercepted the defendant who was sitting behind the driver’s seat of a private car at Central. Upon a search of the car, police officers seized a number of plastic bags containing 41.9 grammes of methamphetamine hydrochloride, 0.4 grammes of cocaine, 6.37 grammes of ketamine, cash of HK$22,470 and two iPhones. The street value of all the dangerous drugs in question was estimated to be over HK$26,000. Under caution, the defendant admitted that he was selling drugs as he was in need of money. The defendant is 35, single, educated up to secondary school level. He has a clear record. Prior to his arrest, he was unemployed. The notional starting point for trafficking in all the dangerous drugs in question, in my view, will be one of 9 years and 3 months. A number of circumstances pointed to the fact that the defendant was not acting simply as a courier. Shortly before the interception, a lady was seen entering the defendant’s car and leaving shortly afterwards. Further, the defendant possessed a large amount of cash, some of which the defendant could not explain. The defendant also admitted that he was selling drugs under caution. In addition, the present case also involved three different types of dangerous drugs. As such, an additional 6 months will be added. A full one-third discount will be given for his earliest plea. For the sole offence the defendant stands convicted, he is therefore sentenced to 6 years and 6 months’ imprisonment.
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