Read the full judgment text of CACC 000234/1972 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The appellant pleaded guilty to the charge preferred against him of dishonestly receiving stolen property, to wit, 47 cases of brandy knowing or believing the same to have been stolen. The offence is now known as handling stolen property contrary to the provisions of Section 24 of the Theft Ordinance. The appellant was charged at the same time together with a man named MAN Kar-chiu, who was charged with the separate and distinct offence of burglary; a charge to which he pleaded guilty.