Read the full judgment text of HCMA 124/2015 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 8 May 2015.
1. Both appellants and a third person, D2, appeared before Mr Lam Tsz‑kan, a Deputy Magistrate sitting at Kowloon City Magistracy. All denied a charge of attempted theft (pickpocketing), contrary to section 9 of the Theft Ordinance, Cap 210 and section 159G of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap 200. The two appellants were convicted after a trial but the case against D2 was dismissed. The 2 nd appellant pleaded guilty and admitted the facts of a second offence, namely Breach of a Deportation Order, contr