30 Jul 2007
HKSAR v. CHAN KIN KWOK AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHAN KIN KWOK AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA235/2007
The conviction of the 1st appellant was upheld because the magistrate properly accepted the undercover officer's evidence that the appellant expressly professed 14K membership in context and did not impermissibly infer guilt from mere presence; both appellants' 12-month sentences were excessive in the circumstances and were substituted — 1st appellant to eight months (reduced from a nine-month starting point with one month discount for loss of pension/record) and 2nd appellant to six months (from a six-month starting point), resulting in immediate release.