27 Jan 1984
THE QUEEN v. WONG KWOK-LUN
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. WONG KWOK-LUN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC916/1983
Because section 42 now carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and the Second Schedule to the Magistrates Ordinance was not amended to permit transfer under section 88, the District Court lacked jurisdiction to try the offence; therefore the conviction is a nullity and must be quashed.