Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000312/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 1 May 1998.
1. The Appellant in this matter was convicted after trial of an offence contrary to Section 7A(1a) of the Registration of Persons Ordinance, Cap. 177; that is, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, having in his possession an identity card which relates to somebody other than himself. The Magistrate came to a finding of guilty on the basis that the Appellant had admitted finding the card and intended to use it to seek employment. That was why he did not hand it to the police but retaine