Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000859/2005 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 14 March 2007.
1. The appellant was convicted by Mr Allan Wyeth at Eastern Magistracy after trial of an offence of dealing in securities with an intention of creating a false or misleading appearance of active trading in those securities, contrary to section 135(1)(a) and section 139 of the now-repealed Securities Ordinance, Cap. 333. He was sentenced to 4 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay the costs of the SFC investigation into the matter totalling $56,924. He appealed his conviction, sentence and the