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HCCC314/2010
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 314 OF 2010
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HKSAR |
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Cheung Wai-ping |
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| Before: |
The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary |
| Date: |
26 November 2010 at 9.47 am |
| Present: |
Ms Winnie Lam, SPP of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
Mr Fu Cheng-sang, instructed by Messrs S T Poon & Wong (assigned by DLA), for the Accused |
| Offence: |
(1) and (2) 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: The accused, Cheung Wai-ping, you stand convicted on your own plea of guilty on two counts of trafficking in a dangerous drug.
The drugs involved in Count 1 are 55.79 grammes of a powder containing 48.36 grammes of ketamine.
The drugs involved in Count 2 are 179.47 grammes of a powder containing 154.64 grammes of ketamine.
I consider the appropriate starting point for Count 1 to be in the region of 6 years, and for Count 2 to be in the region of 7 years.
I have taken into account everything urged in mitigation on your behalf, particularly your pleas of guilty. I consider a discount reducing the sentence to one of 4 years’ imprisonment under Count 1 and one of 4 years and 8 months under Count 2 to be appropriate.
In all the circumstances and bearing in mind the principle of totality, I consider an overall sentence of 8 years’ imprisonment to be appropriate. To achieve that overall sentence, I sentence you to 4 years’ imprisonment under Count 1 and 4 years and 8 months under Count 2, and I order that 1 year and 4 months under Count 2 be served consecutively to the 4 years’ imprisonment which I have passed upon you under Count 1.
So in total, you will go to prison for a total of 5 years and 4 months’ imprisonment.
I make it clear that the overall starting point is 8 years.
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