Read the full judgment text of CACC 000285/1996 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 14 January 1997.
1. The applicants in this matter faced one charge of wounding with intent contrary to s.17(a) of the Offences against the Person Ordinance. This charge alleged that they on 19th August 1995, inside Good Taste House Restaurant, Ground Floor No.517 Shanghai Street, unlawfully and maliciously wounded Lam Yiu-kwan with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. They pleaded not guilty and were tried before Judge Chua in the District Court. Each was found guilty and each was sentenced to imprisonment for