Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 7 February 1995.
1. The appellant was a Detective Sergeant in the Royal Hong Kong Police. In 1990, his childhood friend of over 20 years, one Chau Hung-kwan, was arrested in New York and charged with drug-trafficking. On conviction, Chau was liable to be sentenced to a long term of imprisonment. The appellant visited America with the view to seeing his friend for possibly the last time as well as calling on his parents-in-law in Los Angeles. During his stay in America, the appellant agreed to be a character