Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000729/2008 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 21 October 2008.
1. On the 2 May 2008, the appellant was convicted, after trial before a magistrate, of six offences of criminal intimidation, contrary to section 24(b)(i) of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap. 200. After prolonged investigations and the receipt of reports and testimony from two psychiatrists, as well as the appellant himself, on the issue of his mental state, the magistrate made a hospital order under section 45 of the Mental Health Ordinance, Cap. 136, ordering that the appellant be detained for six m