Read the full judgment text of CACC 000049/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 August 1997.
1. The applicant faced one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition without a licence. It was particularized that on 31 st May 1996 at Choi Tak Container Services Limited, Lot 771, D.D. No.125, Ping Ha Road, Lau Fau Shan, he had in his possession a firearm, namely one Type 51 semi-automatic pistol in 7.62 mm calibre and eight rounds of 7.62mm calibre ammunition without a licence. On 17 th January this year, he was found guilty after trial before Pang J. and a jury and sentenced to impriso