22 Nov 1994
ATTORNEY GENERAL v.SIN CHI KEUNG
- Citation
- ATTORNEY GENERAL v.SIN CHI KEUNG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC178/1994
The Court held that section 84(a) of the District Court Ordinance is clear and the Attorney General's application was out of the seven‑day period as construed (time ran from the recording of the verdict/acquittal); however the Court exercised its power to allow an extension of time. On the substantive issue the word 'procure' in the statutory definition of 'trafficking' must be read in context and does not include a purchase for personal consumption; possession amounts to trafficking only if held for the purpose of trafficking, therefore the trial judge did not err in convicting the responden…