9 Jun 1993
R. v. CHOI TUNG CHEUNG
- Citation
- R. v. CHOI TUNG CHEUNG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC40/1993
The amendment to section 8 by Ordinance 52 of 1992 manifests a legislative intention for substantially harsher sentences for simple possession; sentencing courts may properly impose sentences higher than pre-amendment norms by taking into account quantity and latent risk to the public while still observing section 54A and considering rehabilitation and guilty plea credit. Applying those principles, the Court upheld Chiu Hung Wong's two year sentence and allowed Choi Tung Cheung's appeal in part by adjusting concurrency to achieve an overall sentence reflecting totality and guilty plea credit.