3 May 1996
R. v. CHENG KAI and Another
- Citation
- R. v. CHENG KAI and Another
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA753/1994
The court held s.18 Cap.60 creates a strict liability offence so mens rea as to the unmanifest status is unnecessary; the appellants performed acts more than merely preparatory and immediately connected with exportation (booking space, filling shipping orders, procuring containers and delivering them) which amounted to an attempt; therefore convictions were safe; evidence of an intention to correct the manifest is only a mitigating factor and not a defence.