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Hong Kong Case Law

Dangerous drugs ordinance section 56

  • 22 Jan 2024

    HKSAR v. WONG SHUK KING

    Citation
    [2024] HKDC 162
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCC181/2023

    Prosecution established a prima facie case that the cash found on the defendant was proceeds of drug trafficking; the defendant failed to rebut that case on the balance of probabilities because her account and arithmetic were implausible and undocumented; accordingly the court exercised its discretion under s56(1)(b) to order forfeiture of the entire sum to the Government.

  • 17 Sept 2020

    HKSAR v. KOFI FRIMPONG

    Citation
    [2020] HKCFI 2420
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCC104/2020

    On the evidence the prosecution proved on the balance of probabilities a prima facie case that the HK$9,580 was either proceeds of or used in connection with drug trafficking; the defendant's explanation was not credible and failed to discharge the evidential burden, therefore the cash was forfeitable under section 56(1) and must be forfeited to the Government.