30 Jan 2007
HKSAR v. KWAI PING HUNG
- Citation
- HKSAR v. KWAI PING HUNG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC73/2005
The Court held that (1) the jury could properly infer knowledge of firearms but not of concealed grenades, so the firearms conviction and explosives acquittal were not inconsistent and no appellate interference was warranted; (2) separate counts under Cap.238 and Cap.200 were permissible because possession of distinct items in the suitcase constituted separate acts of possession and did not breach s.58 Cap.200; (3) the sentencing judge erred in principle by making sentences on counts arising from the same facts partially consecutive so as to exceed the statutory maximum, and the Court correct…