COURT: Each defendant, I have taken into account everything that has been urged on your behalf of each of you.
Ku Ho-ming, you stand convicted on one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug after having pleaded guilty in the Magistrates’ Court and having been committed to this court for sentence.
The quantity of drugs involved is 1.45 kilogrammes of a crystalline solid containing 1.41 kilogrammes of methamphetamine hydrochloride.
An international element was involved in this case and therefore calls for enhancement.
All things considered, I adopt a starting point of 20 years, enhance it by 2 years, making a total of 22 years.
Having taken into account everything urged on your behalf including your early plea of guilty, I am going to give you the full one-third discount, thereby reducing the sentence from the starting point to one of 14 years and 8 months.
You are therefore sentenced to 14 years and 8 months’ imprisonment.
Lee Kim-sang, you stand convicted on one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug, having pleaded guilty in the Magistrates’ Court and having been committed to this court for sentence.
The quantity of drugs involved is 1.54 kilogrammes of a crystalline solid containing 1.49 kilogrammes of methamphetamine hydrochloride.
An international element is involved in your case and therefore calls for enhancement.
Although the amount of drugs in your case is very slightly higher than the drugs involved in the case of the 1st accused, I am prepared to adopt the same starting point in your case since you do have a clear record in Hong Kong. I therefore adopt the same starting point of 20 years, enhance it by 2 years, making a total of 22 years as the starting point.
I have taken into account everything urged on your behalf including your early plea of guilty and I shall give you the full one-third discount, thereby reducing the sentence from the starting point to one of 14 years and 8 months’ imprisonment.
You are therefore sentenced to 14 years and 8 months’ imprisonment.