Read the full judgment text of HCMA 001548/1989 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 22 August 1990.
1. This is the' determination of two points in an appeal referred to this court for argument at the direction of Duffy J. pursuant to section 118(d) of the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227). The referral arose as a consequence of a division of judicial opinion in the High Court as to whether mens rea is an essential ingredient of the offence of gambling in a gambling establishment contrary to section 6 of the Gambling Ordinance (Cap.148) ("the Ordinance").