Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 29 March 1990.
1. On 9th March we allowed the applicant's appeal against his conviction on a charge of being in possession of dangerous drugs for the purpose of unlawful trafficking and we substituted, under the provisions of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Cap.134 - "the Ordinance" - a conviction for simple possession. The applicant's sentence of 15 months imprisonment obviously needed to be reviewed.