Read the full judgment text of CACC 000063/2003 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 29 September 2003.
1. On 12 February 2003, the applicant Li Ho-fung was convicted by Deputy Judge E Yip in the District Court of two charges of blackmail, contrary to section 23(1) and (3) of the Theft Ordinance, Cap. 210 and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment on each charge, concurrent. Originally, the applicant applied to this Court for leave to appeal against both conviction and sentence. At the hearing before us, he abandoned his application against sentence, which was accordingly dismissed.