Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000629/2001 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 22 August 2001.
1. The Appellant was charged in the Magistracy on one charge of using a false instrument which is contrary to section 73 of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap. 200, Laws of Hong Kong. The case was originally brought up in December but subsequently adjourned on two occasions, and Mr Chan, Counsel for the Appellant, very properly, informed this court that the reason for the second adjournment was due to the absence of the main prosecution witness.