Read the full judgment text of CACC 000059/1993 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 3 June 1993.
1. The applicant was convicted after trial before His Honour Judge Hartmann in the District Court of being in possession of an offensive weapon in a public place contrary to section 33(1) of the Public Order Ordinance, Cap. 245. He had earlier pleaded guilty before the judge to remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration after having landed unlawfully contrary to section 38(1) (b) of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap. 115. For this he was sentenced to 15 months' impr