5 Dec 1997
HKSAR v. NG CHI KIN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. NG CHI KIN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC300/1997
The conviction for trafficking was quashed because the trial judge placed decisive weight on Narcotics Bureau average street value evidence despite material differences in purity, the averaging methodology and the fact the Bureau's figures were derived from seizures under 5g; those limitations made the comparison with the applicant's claimed purchase unsafe such that the conviction could not stand, and the conviction was substituted to simple possession with a 16‑month sentence.