Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000901/1995 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 16 February 1996.
1. This is an appeal against a conviction for theft. The Appellant is a senior inspector of police with 19 years service. He was charged and convicted for stealing some of the working parts and dial of a Rolex watch which was in police custody as evidence for a criminal trial. At that time the Appellant was the Commander of the Administration and Support Sub-Unit at Wong Tai Sin and in charge of the handling of court exhibits. He had received that posting on 19th January 1995.