Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000939/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 7 October 1998.
1. The appellant, Nipon KWOK Chak-kan, appeared before Mr Selwyn AU, permanent Magistrate sitting at Western Magistracy, on 27 August 1997, when he pleaded not guilty to two charges of theft. The trial continued on that day, and on the 10th and 11th of September. After trial, Mr AU convicted the appellant as charged. In respect of each offence, he sentenced the appellant to four months imprisonment, suspended for two years and fined the appellant $3,000. If the sentences have to be served, Mr AU