Read the full judgment text of CAAR 000008/1990 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 10 August 1990.
1. Poon Kam Shing appeared for trial in the District Court before Her Honour Judge Chua on a charge sheet containing a single charge of blackmail. The particulars were that, on 16th October 1989, with a view to gain for himself he made an unwarranted demand of $300,000 from Lau Kin Kee of the Yeo Hiap Seng (Hong Kong) Limited, with menaces. To this charge, he pleaded guilty and, after a probation report was called for and considered, was sentenced to a period of five months' imprisonment.