CHAN HUNG v. THE QUEEN
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CACC000708/1972
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
(APPELLATE JURISDICTION)
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 708 OF 1972
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| BETWEEN | ||
| CHAN HUNG | Appellant | |
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| THE QUEEN | Respondent |
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Coram: Huggins, J.
Date of Judgment: 27th November, 1972.
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JUDGMENT
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1. The Appellant appeals against a sentence of six months' imprisonment for unlawful possession of dangerous drugs. He had 0.2 gramme of salts of esters of morphine.
2. His argument on the appeal has been that although he has a long criminal record he has made an effort to go straight and that upon his last release from prison a friend offered him a job to start next month. The Appellant has indeed a bad record and the only thing that can be said for him is that the last conviction under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance was in 1966. He assured the learned magistrate that he had cut out his addiction to drugs. Either he had these drugs for his own consumption and has not given up his addiction or he is trafficking in dangerous drugs. In the latter case he is very lucky to get off as lightly as he has done.
3. Assuming that he had them for his own consumption I think this was a proper sentence, having regard to the fact that he has not been convicted of a drug offence since 1966 until recently. There is no ground upon which I could interfere and the appeal is dismissed.
27th November, 1972.
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