Read the full judgment text of CACC 000562/1998 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 21 April 1999.
1. The two applicants with one other co-defendant were charged with one offence of burglary and other charges of unlawfully remaining in Hong Kong having landed unlawfully. After being tried by Her Honour Judge H.C. Wong, they were convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment. The two applicants, who were the 2nd and 3rd defendants respectively, now seek leave to appeal against their convictions on the burglary charge. That charge was stated in the following way: