Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000622/2000 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 29 August 2000.
1. The appellant was charged with one count of possession of prohibited foods for sale, namely fresh meat of an animal which had not been slaughtered in a Government slaughterhouse or an approved slaughterhouse or lawfully imported into Hong Kong. This offence is contrary to sections 29, 35(1)(a) and 35(3)(a) of the Food Business Regulation made under section 56 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Cap.132. The appellant pleaded not guilty before the magistrate and was convicte