Read the full judgment text of CACC 000799/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 1 April 1998.
1. The applicant in this matter originally faced a charge of burglary and a charge of remaining in Hong Kong without authority. He pleaded guilty to the remaining charge but not guilty to the burglary charge. He was tried before Judge H.C. Wong in the District Court and found guilty after trial of theft.