Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000113/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 December 1998.
1. The Appellant was convicted on 7th January 1998 for an offence of Common Assault. The incident arose after the Appellant was stopped by a traffic supervisor of the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Co. He was driving a vehicle believed to be in excess of the authorised height limit. A dispute developed when the tunnel supervisor told the Appellant he was not permitted to drive through the tunnel. The victim gave evidence that the Appellant hit him forcefully 3 times with the back of his right hand on the