Read the full judgment text of CACC 000409/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 12 March 1998.
1. The applicant Ho Hoi Shing pleaded guilty before Judge Christie in the District Court to one count of wounding with intent. The judge made a Hospital Order for an unspecified period against him under s.45 of the Mental Health Ordinance, Cap. 136. He now applies for leave to appeal against sentence. His ground of appeal is that he had pleaded guilty to the offence and the victim's injury is not serious and more importantly the doctors in their psychiatric reports recommend a period of treatmen