23 Jan 1987
ATTORNEY GENERAL v. HO YUK CHUN
- Citation
- ATTORNEY GENERAL v. HO YUK CHUN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1302/1986
The prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that the work performed by the children falls within the scope of the deeming provision of Regulation 3(3); however magistrates are entitled to apply their general knowledge or take judicial notice of ordinary manufacturing practices (such as labeling, attaching washing instructions, packing and serial numbering) to infer that the observed tasks were incidental to shirt‑making. On the evidence the magistrate erred in acquitting and the matter must be remitted for conviction and sentencing.