Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000316/1992 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 24 February 1994.
1. This is an appeal by the appellant on a point of law against his conviction by Mr. W.J. Eccleton in the North Kowloon Magistracy on a charge under Section 6 of the Gambling Ordinance of gambling in a gambling establishment. The appeal first came before Mayo J on the 17th of June 1993 who referred the matter to this Court, pursuant to Section 118 (1) (d) of the Magistrates Ordinance. This was because, in convicting the appellant, the magistrate had relied on Section 19(2) of the Gambling Ordin