Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000769/1999 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 21 September 1999.
1. The Appellant was charged with possession of dangerous drugs in that on 4 April 1999 at the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, he had in his possession a dangerous drug, namely, one plastic straw packet of 0.29 gramme of a mixture containing 0.23 gramme of heroin hydrochloride. He pleaded guilty before the Magistrate, Mr Saunders, who sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment.