Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000507/1999 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 20 July 1999.
1. The Appellant was convicted of two charges by the Magistrate after he had pleaded not guilty. One is Attempted Theft, contrary to s.9 of the Theft Ordinance, Cap.210 and s.159G of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap.200, in that on 30 March 1999 in Mongkok MTR Station, he attempted to steal from an unknown person. He was also charged with going equipped for stealing, contrary to s.27(1) of the Theft Ordinance, in that on the same day and place as stated in the first charge, not being at his place of ab