7 Nov 1986
ATTORNEY GENERAL v. KAM KIM CHUNG AND OTHERS
- Citation
- ATTORNEY GENERAL v. KAM KIM CHUNG AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1041/1986
The magistrate erred in finding the s.3(4)(d) saving applied; the observed charges (e.g. $16/hour and $62.20 for two hours) and the commercial arrangements for mahjong on the premises demonstrate gaming was promoted or conducted by way of trade or business and exceeded the regulatory tile-hire limit, so the defence under s.3(4)(d) failed and the respondents must be convicted; the case is remitted to the magistrate with a direction to convict.