Read the full judgment text of DCCC 892/2000 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 13 March 2001.
2. The Defendant relies on section 5 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance, Cap. 492 ("the Ordinance"). According to Mr. Lam, counsel for the Defendant, the Ordinance has altered the previous common law principle on costs in criminal cases:-