27 May 1977
WONG HING v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- WONG HING v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC485/1977
The sentence was reduced from two years to one year because the total quantity was very small (packets of 0.1g, totaling about 0.4g), there was no evidence of syndicate involvement, the appellant was elderly (76) with domestic mitigating circumstances, and he had been in custody since arrest; credit for time served to be applied per Chu Chun-sing v. The Queen (1976) H.K.L.R.678.
- Trafficking in dangerous drugs
- Sentencing discretion
- Mitigation (age, health, family)
- Previous convictions
- Time served credit