6 Jun 2008
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. HII SIEW CHENG
- Citation
- SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. HII SIEW CHENG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAAR7/2006
The Court held that up-to-date medical and statistical evidence establishes that both ketamine and ecstasy have psychological dependence potential and significant harms, particularly among youth; therefore unified, higher sentencing guidelines are required for trafficking in ketamine and ecstasy (parity of treatment and new tariff bands set out). The new guidelines apply prospectively only; the review application is allowed in principle but Hii's existing sentence is not altered under s81B, and the appellate sentence application concerning Wong was allowed in form with the orders specified in…