18 Jan 2007
HKSAR v. TSANG KIN CHUNG RIDGELEY
- Citation
- HKSAR v. TSANG KIN CHUNG RIDGELEY
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA673/2006
Immediate custodial sentence is not mandatory for all possession of Part I poison offences; where the defendant establishes that the drugs were for personal medical use (insomnia), not for trafficking, the public interest may not require immediate imprisonment and a non‑custodial penalty (fine) can be substituted.