HKSAR v. Ip Chi Hung

Case No.HCCC 49/2009
Court
High Court CFI
Date27 Mar 2009
Judge
Case Document
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HCCC49/2009

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 49 OF 2009

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  HKSAR  
  v.  
  Ip Chi-hung  

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Before:

The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary

Date:

27 March 2009 at 9.55 am

Present:

Ms Rosaline Leung, SPP of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
Mr Chan Sze-shing, Leo instructed by the Legal Aid Department, for the Accused

Offence:

Trafficking in a dangerous drug (販運危險藥物)

Transcript of the Audio Recording
of the Sentence in the above case

COURT:  Ip Chi-hung, you stand convicted of one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug.  You have pleaded guilty at the Magistrates Court and you have been committed to High Court for sentence.

The quantity of drugs involved is 498.30 grammes of a powder containing 393.13 grammes of ketamine.  In my view, the appropriate starting point would be in the region of 10 years. 

You are 21 years old.  I have taken into account everything that has been urged on your behalf including your background, your young age and in particular your early plea of guilty. I am prepared therefore to give you a full one-third discount.  In the result, I sentence you to 6 years and 8 months' imprisonment.