Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000366/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. On 13th February 1996 at Tuen Mun Juvenile Court, the Applicant pleaded guilty to two charges - one of claiming to be a member of a triad society and the other of theft. He was remanded in custody for various reports. When he returned to court on 5th March, the magistrate took the view that what the Applicant needed was what he described as the "short, sharp shock" which the disciplined regime of a detention centre provides, and he sentenced the Applicant, who was only just 15 years old, to d