Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000252/1988 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 24 May 1988.
1. The appellant was convicted by Mr White at South Kowloon Magistrates Court of making a statement in writing Which was false in a material particular, contrary to S.36(1)(c) of the Import and Export Ordinance, Cap. 60. He was fined a total of $100,000, payable within three months, and sentenced to six months imprisonment in default. This is the first prosecution of its kind in Hong Kong.