Read the full judgment text of CACC 000916/1977 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The two appellants were convicted of operating a gambling establishment contrary to section 5(a) of the Gambling Ordinance 1977. They are husband and wife and would, so it appeared, frequently open their own home which is a flat in North Point for the playing of mahjong. On the evening with which I am concerned two tables were in progress, with the husband at one and the wife at the other. The play was for money. And the winner of each round was required to put aside into a common fund one, t