Read the full judgment text of CACC 000670/1979 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 1 August 1979.
1. The appellant, CHAN Wing-fuk, was on the 21st of May 1979 convicted of careless driving and fined $400 and disqualified from holding a driving licence for a period of six months. The appellant now appeals both against conviction and sentence. The learned magistrate did not record in the Minute of Proceedings which he kept whether the witnesses had been sworn or affirmed and he did not make any record as to whether the appellant had been told of his right to give evidence or to remain silent.