17 Feb 2004
HKSAR v. LAM YAN MNG
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LAM YAN MNG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1078/2003
Appeal dismissed: s20(2) punishes acts emulating a triad member and does not require formal membership provided defendant intended to act as a member; the detailed conversation constituted an offer or act preparatory to trafficking under s4(1)(c); and the trafficking conviction was sustainable because the appellant believed the substance to be a dangerous drug despite absence of forensic testing.
- Societies ordinance s20(2) - acting as a member of a triad society
- Dangerous drugs ordinance s4(1)(c) - act preparatory to trafficking and belief in substance
- Mens rea and actus reus
- Credibility of witness and absence of forensic evidence