HKSAR v. Ho Chi Fai

Case No.HCCC 571/2013
Court
High Court CFI
Date07 Mar 2014
Judge
Case Document
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HCCC 571/2013

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CRIMINAL CASE NO 571 OF 2013

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  HKSAR  
  v  
  HO Chi‑fai  

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Before: The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary
Date: 7 March 2014 at 9.52 am
Present: Ms Rosaline Leung, SPP of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
  Mr Kevin Chan, instructed by Messrs Hoosenally & Neo (assigned by DLA), for the accused
Offence: 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 having pleaded guilty at the Magistrates’ Court to one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug, you have been committed to this court for sentence.

The quantity of drugs involved is 0.99 kilogramme of a powder containing 0.79 kilogramme of ketamine. These drugs were imported into Hong Kong from across the border andtherefore calls for enhancement. All things considered, I adopt a starting point of 13 years, enhance it by one year, making a total of 14 years.

I have taken into account everything urged on your behalf. There is really no other real mitigation apart from your plea of guilty for which I shall give you the full one-third discount, thereby reducing the starting point to one of 9 years and 4 months. I therefore sentence you to 9 years and 4 months’ imprisonment.