Read the full judgment text of HCAL 000104/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 12 February 1999.
1. The Sino Centre in Nathan Road is said to be notorious as an outlet for the sale of counterfeit compact discs. Towards the end of 1997, it became the target of high profile patrols by officers of the Customs and Excise Department. That is said to have resulted in retailers changing their business and cashing in on the popularity of Japanese compact discs. There are now said to be many retailers in the Sino Centre who are selling counterfeit video compact discs ("VCDs") and counterfeit digital