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HCCC109/2012
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 109 OF 2012
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The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary
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30 May 2012 at 9.55 am
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| Present:
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Mr Edward Brook, SPP, of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
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Mr Paul T T Lee, instructed by Messrs C L Chow & Macksion Chan (assigned by DLA), for the Accused
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| Offence:
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(1) & (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, I have taken into account everything urged on your behalf.
You stand convicted on your own pleas of guilty of two charges of trafficking in a dangerous drug.
The drugs involved in Charge 1 are 0.02 kilogramme of a mixture containing 0.02 kilogramme of heroin hydrochloride. The drugs involved in Charge 2 are 2.05 kilogrammes of a mixture containing 1.66 kilogrammes of heroin hydrochloride.
In my view the appropriate starting point would be in the region of 5 years and 9 months’ imprisonment for the drugs under Charge one; and 23½ years’ imprisonment under Charge 2.
I have considered everything that has been said in mitigation on your behalf, particularly your pleas of guilty. I think a discount reducing your sentence to one of 3 years and 10 months under Charge 1; and 15 years and 8 months under Charge 2 to be appropriate.
In all the circumstances and bearing in mind the total amount of drugs involved and the principle of totality, I propose to make the two sentences concurrent.
I sentence you to 3 years and 10 months’ imprisonment under Charge 1; and 15 years and 8 months’ imprisonment under Charge 2 and I order that the two sentences to run concurrently with each other.
You will therefore go to prison for a total of 15 years and 8 months.
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