Read the full judgment text of CACC 000304/1996 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 1 October 1996.
1. The applicant, Kwok Tak-ming, was convicted by Stock J, sitting with a jury on 9th May 1996 of two offences. The first count was rape contrary to s.118(1) of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap. 200, in that on 18th June 1995 at Room 1617B, Sau Fung House, Fung Wah Estate, Chai Wan, he raped Lee Wai-yin. The second count was blackmail contrary to s.23(1) and (3) of the Theft Ordinance, Cap. 210 in that on 19th June 1995 with a view to gain for himself he made an unwarranted demand of money from Lee Wai