Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Inhaling dangerous drugs

Legal area

Court

7 Mar 2017

HKSAR v. YEUNG, LUNG AND ANOTHER

Citation

HKSAR v. YEUNG, LUNG AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA684/2016

The appeal was dismissed because the court found the 15‑month starting point for inhaling methamphetamine was within the appropriate range given the offence seriousness, the similarity to simple possession (for which the court adopted a 12–18 month range), recent and comparable prior convictions that justified enhancement, and aggravating circumstances (public place); mitigating factors including employment and guilty plea did not render the starting point excessive.
5 Aug 2003

HKSAR v. LO SAI KIT AND ANOTHER

Citation

HKSAR v. LO SAI KIT AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA507/2003

The Court allowed the 1st Appellant's appeal against conviction for possession because there was a lurking doubt that the ketamine traces could have resulted from innocent contamination; accordingly that conviction and sentence were quashed. The Court rejected the appeals against convictions for resisting a police officer for both appellants and dismissed the appeals against the six-week sentences, finding the Magistrate's factual findings and sentencing exercise were within permissible bounds.
19 Mar 1997

R. v. WONG CHI NUEN

Citation

R. v. WONG CHI NUEN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA22/1997

The appeal is dismissed because the magistrate applied the correct sentencing principles and there was nothing said by the appellant to show the eight month custodial sentence on a plea was wrong in principle or manifestly excessive given the facts and the appellant's significant prior convictions.

Hong Kong Case Law

HKSAR v. YEUNG, LUNG AND ANOTHER

HKSAR v. LO SAI KIT AND ANOTHER

R. v. WONG CHI NUEN