Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000848/2001 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 4 October 2001.
1. The appellant was convicted on 30 July 2001 of one charge of profiteering on the sale of travel tickets in a public place. She was fined the sum of $500. The facts alleged by the prosecution were that, on 25 May 2001, at the Hong Kong to Macau Ferry Pier, the appellant was said to have been approached by two officers acting under cover and that she offered to them two tickets to Macau at the price of $100 each. $200 in marked money was handed to her and in return she gave 2 tickets, face valu