Read the full judgment text of CACV 000015/1969 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 11 November 1969.
1. This is an appeal against an order of forfeiture made by a learned magistrate under s.17 of the Importation and Exportation Ordinance. The officials of the Commerce and Industry Department went aboard the steamship "Oronsay" lying in Hong Kong harbour and found in a cabin a very large quantity of Philippine coin currency. These coins have been claimed by the appellant. The learned magistrate first held that certain evidence which was submitted to him at the first hearing of the application fo