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Hong Kong Case Law

Possession of part i poison (zopiclone)
  • 10 Nov 2010

    HKSAR v. YEUNG KWAN HUNG

    Citation
    HKSAR v. YEUNG KWAN HUNG
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC217/2010

    The Court reduced the loitering sentence to 2 months (starting point 3 months reduced by one-third) because the earlier 18‑month sentence exceeded the statutory context; reduced possession of Part I poison (zopiclone) to 2 months (starting point 3 months reduced by one-third) recognising low dependence risk and the applicant's psychiatric need; ordered the 2‑month poison sentence to run concurrently with the burglary-related term so that the overall effective sentence is 42 months; appeal allowed and sentence adjusted accordingly.