Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 2 April 1998.
1. This applicant faced one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. It alleged that he, on 20th December 1995, inside Room 1119, Chak Tsui House, Wan Tsui Estate, Chai Wan, had trafficked in 193.91 grammes of a mixture containing 51.93 grammes of heroin hydrochloride. He was convicted after trial before Leong J. (as he then was) and a jury and sentenced to imprisonment for eight years. He appealed against both conviction and sentence. On 29th May 1997, he was refused leave to appeal against co