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1. The Appellant was charged with possession of a dangerous drug for the purpose of unlawful trafficking. Acting on information the police went to Block 14 of the Tai Hang Tung New Estate. On the staircase they saw the Appellant squatting and holding a brown paper bag in his left hand. Another man came up to him and the two men each held out hands towards the other. The police interpreted this as a transaction taking place between them. There were two police officers and one of them chased the A