Read the full judgment text of CACC 000039/1972 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 27 September 1972.
1. The applicants TING Lam-biu, HO To, HO Pan and SUNG Tit-hop were jointly tried together with WONG Tung (then the first accused) on a single charge of conspiracy before the District Court. They were each convicted and sentenced to thirty months' imprisonment and they now apply for leave to appeal against these convictions and sentences. For convenience they will be referred to hereafter as the appellants. The particulars of offence disclosed in the charge are as follows :