Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000790/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 22 January 1999.
1. On 31 July 1998 at Tuen Mun Magistracy before Mr Eric So, Permanent Magistrate, the 1st appellant, Koo Wai Lau and the 2nd appellant, Cheung Kwok Keung were convicted after trial of two joint offences of dealing with goods to which the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance applies, contrary to s.17(1) as read with s.46(3) of that Ordinance . The goods involved in Charge 1 were 595,740 cigarettes and those involved in Charge 2, 350,000 cigarettes. Upon their conviction, Mr So sentenced both appellant