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1. The appellants, aged 15 and 14 respectively, were separately charged that on the 23rd June, 1985 at an open space near the public lavatory of the Round Table, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong, being a public place, had in their respective possession, an offensive weapon, namely a 2½ foot long water-pipe, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse. It was conceded by the defence that the water-pipes in question were sharpened and were offensive weapons. Both appellants were legally represented in the