12 Feb 1998
The Court held that detention in a Training Centre was the appropriate and proportionate sentence for an 18‑year‑old in possession of a quantity of heroin indicated by the facts, and that the application for leave to appeal against that sentence lacked merit.
15 Jul 1977
The appeal was allowed in part and the two-year imprisonment sentence was reduced to 18 months because the magistrate's available sentencing options were constrained by s.33(2)(b) of the Public Order Ordinance, the appellant's youth and prior probation warranted mitigation, corporal punishment was inappropriate, and the disproportion with co-accused's detention sentences justified reduction; the court also recommended consideration of s.7 of the Training Centres Ordinance for transfer to a training centre.