Read the full judgment text of CACC 000277/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 23 October 1997.
1. The Applicant was convicted of blackmail after a trial before Deputy Judge Kwok. Particulars of the charge were that on 13 June 1996 in Kowloon City, with a view to gain for himself, he made an unwarranted demand of between $80,000 - 100,000 from Ms Lam Siu-mei, with menaces. He now seeks leave to appeal against this conviction.