HKSAR v. Leung Chun Chuen

Case No.DCCC 390/2011

Court

District Court

Date08 Jun 2011

Judge—

Case Document

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DCCC390/2011

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 390 OF 2011

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	HKSAR
	v.
	Leung Chun-chuen

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Before:

Deputy District Judge A. Yuen

Date:

8 June 2011 at 9.51 am

Present:	Mr Alex Wong, PP of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
	Mr Tong Chor-yin, Augustine, of Augustine C Y Tong & Co., assigned by the Director of Legal Aid, for the Defendant

Offence:

Trafficking in a dangerous drug (販賣危險藥物)

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Reasons for Sentence

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1.You have pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug.

2.Facts revealed that on the evening of 17 February this year, you were stopped and searched by police in Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate and found in your possession 168.75 grammes of a powder containing 125.16 grammes of ketamine. You admitted that you kept the drugs for a person with a reward of HK$500.

3.There is clear guidelines for this kind of offence.

4.In this case the starting point for this quantity of ketamine should be no less than 6 years’ imprisonment. However, you were and still is 16 years of age when you committed this offence. It is undesirable to send a teenager to jail unless there is no better option. Therefore, this court asked for various reports before sentencing.

5.Reports suggested that you were fit for both detention centre and training centre. In the light of the seriousness of the charge and the facts that it’s more desirable for you to receive some kinds of training. I found training centre more appropriate for you.

6.You are therefore sent to training centre.

A Yuen
Deputy District Judge