Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000982/2002 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 15 November 2002.
1. The appellant appeared before a magistrate, sitting at Eastern Magistracy, facing two charges : (1) engaging in bookmaking, contrary to section 7(1)(a) of the Gambling Ordinance, Cap. 148; and (2) dealing with property known or believed to represent the proceeds of an indictable offence, contrary to sections 25(1) and 25(3) of the Organised and Serious Crimes Ordinance, Cap. 455. He pleaded not guilty but was convicted after trial and sentenced to a total of five months' imprisonment, and ord