Read the full judgment text of CACC 000543/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 17 March 1998.
1. The applicant faced two charges. A charge of handling stolen goods, which particularized that he, on an unknown date between 8th April 1997 and 10th April 1997, dishonestly received stolen goods, namely, one watch, the property of Wong Kwai-on, knowing or believing the same to be stolen goods and a charge of unlawfully remaining in Hong Kong. He pleaded not guilty to the handling charge and guilty to the unlawfully remaining charge. He was sentenced to 18 months on the handling charge and 8 m