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Hong Kong Case Law

Statutory forfeiture
  • 12 Mar 1977

    TAM YUK-MUI (F) v. THE QUEEN

    Citation
    TAM YUK-MUI (F) v. THE QUEEN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC100/1977

    Statutory forfeiture under Cap. 132 is mandatory but applies only to goods actually used in committing the hawking offence; where it is unclear which seized items were exhibited for sale, the defendant receives the benefit of the doubt and only those items clearly used at the time are forfeited.