HKSAR v. Chan Pak Hang

Case No.HCCC 101/2009
Court
High Court CFI
Date12 Jun 2009
Judge
Case Document
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HCCC101/2009

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 101 OF 2009

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  HKSAR   
  v.   
  Chan Pak-hang  

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Before:   The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary

Date:     12 June 2009 at 9.52 am

Present:

Ms Christal Chan, SPP of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
Mr Robert Y H Pang, instructed by Messrs Joseph Chu, Lo & Lau (assigned by DLA), for the Accused

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

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

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COURT:    Chan Pak-hang, you have been convicted of one count of trafficking in ketamine.  You stand so convicted on your own plea of guilty – that is to your credit. 

The quantity involved in this case is 252.75 grammes of a powder containing 212.67 grammes of ketamine.  The appropriate starting point for that quantity of drugs is, in my view, 8 years’ imprisonment, which is indeed the starting point urged by your counsel that I should adopt. 

I have taken into account everything said on your behalf in mitigation by your counsel, particularly your plea of guilty, and I shall give you a full one-third discount. 

You are therefore sentenced to 5 years and 4 months’ imprisonment.