9 Oct 1997
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. CHEUNG TAT CO. LTD.
- Citation
- SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. CHEUNG TAT CO. LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA523/1997
Given the magistrate's binding factual findings that photographs and brief inspections only showed containers being loaded/unloaded and there was no evidence of sustained presence or primary purpose of warehousing, the Court held the magistrate correctly interpreted "open storage of containers" to require proof of duration and non‑incidental purpose; the prosecution failed to prove storage beyond reasonable doubt and the acquittal was upheld.