Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000806/1988 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. The Appellant pleaded not guilty, to a charge of indecent assault. The Complainant's evidence was that she was travelling on a crowded bus from the Star Ferry Terminus to To Kwa Wan in the early afternoon on the day of the alleged offence. She sat on a seat facing the aisle and was joined there by the Appellant who was apparently a stranger to her. There was no evidence as to the girl's age but she aid that she was a garment factory worker. She said that during the journey the Appellant touch