Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000969/1990 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 16 October 1990.
1. The appellant was convicted by Miss Polly Lo, Special Magistrate, after trial of causing to be secured the means of escape in a premises by lock which in the event of fire or other calamity might render escape materially more difficult, under Sec. 9B (2) (a) (ii) of the Fire Services Ordinance, Cap. 95. His application for leave to appeal against his conviction was refused by me, and I now reduce into writing the reasons for my refusal.