28 Oct 1994
R. v. CHONG SIU YEUNG
- Citation
- R. v. CHONG SIU YEUNG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA740/1994
For a first offender convicted under s.8 who is suitable for treatment, the court will, except in wholly exceptional circumstances, substitute a DATC order for immediate imprisonment; the magistrate's refusal of DATC in this case was not justified and the appellate court must set aside the custodial sentences and substitute DATC orders.