Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000340/2002 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 15 August 2002.
1. The appellant pleaded guilty on 1 March 2002 before Mr A.B. Wahab at Fanling Magistrate's Court to a charge of possessing prohibited goods, namely, 240 carton boxes of fireworks, total gross weight 2,083.7 kg, contrary to sections 7 and 14(1) of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, Cap.295 and was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment. He now appeals against the sentence on the ground that the sentence was manifestly excessive and/or was wrong in principle.