Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000884/1999 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 November 1999.
1. The Appellant Ma Yiu Chuen was charged with possession of dangerous drug, namely heroin hydrochloride. The amount involved was 0.49 grammes. The Appellant pleaded guilty before the Principal Magistrate in North Kowloon Magistracy and received a sentence of 8 months. He now appeals against that sentence.