HKSAR v. Koo Chuk Fong

HCMA1107/2004

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

(Appellate Jurisdiction)

MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO.1107 OF 2004

(ON APPEAL FROM STS 9529 OF 2003)

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BETWEEN

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Before : Hon Nguyen J in Court

Date of Hearing : 22 December 2004

Date of Judgment : 22 December 2004

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J U D G M E N T

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1.I have considered the six grounds of appeal raised by the appellant and also the submissions made orally to me this morning.  I cannot say that these grounds lead me to the conclusion that the conviction is unsafe or unsatisfactory.  The magistrate was entitled to say that because of the discrepancy on the speed the appellant was driving at existing between his interview with the police and his evidence in court she drew the irresistible inference that the appellant was driving without due care and attention.

2.Appeal dismissed.

Ms Anna Lai, SGC, of the Department of Justice, for the Respondent

Appellant in person