Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000644/1995 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 11 August 1995.
1. The appellants are the registered owners of various lots of land located in D.D.104 near Yuen Long, New Territories. On 3 April 1995 they were convicted after trial at the Tuen Mun Magistracy by Mr A.J. Wyeth of an offence under s.23(6) of the Town Planning Ordinance, for failing to comply with the requirement in an enforcement notice that unauthorised development on their land be discontinued. They were each fined $30,000. They now appeal against their convictions.