5 Aug 2016
HKSAR v. LI KA WAI
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LI KA WAI
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA664/2015
The court held that an agent who receives bets on behalf of a bookmaker by way of trade or business can be convicted under s7(1)(a) of the Gambling Ordinance; the Magistrate's adverse credibility findings based on inconsistent statements were justified and not plainly wrong; the earlier guilty plea, having been set aside, did not entitle the appellant to mitigation credit; and the forfeiture of HK$417,000 under s26 was lawful because the statutory language is wide enough to capture the cash as used in or connected with unlawful gambling.