9 Jun 1995
R. v. TUEN Shui Ming and Another
- Citation
- R. v. TUEN Shui Ming and Another
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAAR12/1994
The Chan Chi-man tariff applies to the total mass of cannabis resin seized; THC concentration is a mitigating or aggravating adjustment only. Given the actual seizure exceeded 50 kg a starting point of seven years (reduced to six for very low THC) would have been appropriate; having regard to Wong Kwok-wai the Court allowed the Attorney General's review and increased the recorded sentence to four years for each respondent. The Court also amended the lower tariff bands, merging the lower bands into 'Under 2,000 grammes - up to 16 months' while retaining higher bands and directing judges to adj…