24 Aug 2001
HKSAR v. KWONG SIU WING
- Citation
- HKSAR v. KWONG SIU WING
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA618/2001
The appeal was dismissed because the offence of ingesting/possessing heroin in custody warrants a deterrent sentence; the Magistrate's 18-month starting point reduced by the conventional one-third for plea to 12 months was appropriate given the small quantity, appellant's drug dependence, prior relapses and unsuitability for a treatment centre order.
- Possession of controlled drugs
- Ingestion/smuggling of drugs into custody
- Sentencing principles and deterrence
- Drug dependence and suitability for treatment orders