14 Jun 2005
HKSAR v. CHAN PING KWAN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHAN PING KWAN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA960/2004
The conviction was upheld because the offence under s.20(a) requires only basic mens rea — awareness of making the call and awareness that the message was menacing — therefore voluntary intoxication is not a defence and the magistrate's acceptance of the complainant's identification evidence provided sufficient proof of guilt.