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Hong Kong Case Law

Failure to explain possession
  • 12 Nov 1979

    WONG CHUN LUNG v. THE QUEEN

    Citation
    WONG CHUN LUNG v. THE QUEEN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC929/1979

    The court held that the combination of the nature of the blade (saw teeth filed off), its concealment in a cigarette packet, the appellant's position and conduct, and his unemployment created sufficiently suspicious circumstances to shift the burden to the appellant to give a satisfactory explanation; his failure to do so justified conviction under section 17 and the appeal was dismissed.