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1. I approach this appeal not without some caution. The Appellant was convicted of the offence of the possession of offensive weapon in a public place. Originally he was charged with two offences; one of loitering and the other of possession of offensive weapon. He was acquitted of the offence of loitering but convicted of the latter. The evidence in support of the prosecution case was that at the material time the Appellant was seen loitering in the vicinity of Sai Yeung Choi Street and Nelson