Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000436/2005 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 26 October 2005.
1. This Appellant, a man in his late 20s, stood trial before D.J. Dufton, Esq. in the Magistrate’s Court at Kwun Tong on two charges of acting as a member of a triad society, contrary to s. 29(2) of the Societies Ordinance, Cap. 151. He was convicted on both charges, and was sentenced to a total of 18 months’ imprisonment by way of consecutive sentences of 9 months’ imprisonment on each charge. He now appeals against conviction and sentence.