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HCMA000952/1996
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
(Appellate Jurisdiction)
MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO. 952 OF 1996
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TANG LO MING |
Appellant |
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Coram : Hon Stock, J., in Court
Date of hearing : 28 August 1996
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N O T E F O R F I L E
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1. There are certainly quite a few inconsistencies in those reports in terms of what this appellant has told various people. It seems to me that those inconsistencies may be symptomatic of the attitude to which the psychologist's report referred, which is that this appellant has had difficulty coming to terms with his negative emotions and unwanted thoughts rather than dealing with them adequately. He thinks that the defendant needs professional help to attend to his emotions and sexual needs and to manage them more properly in the future.
2. Despite what was said in the probation report, I discern a thread in these reports which gives cause for concern as to the future conduct of this appellant, and I express the strong hope that whilst he is in prison he will receive professional attention designed to tackle whatever sexual problems that he may have. It is a matter which, I am very keen, should very thoroughly be explored and I hope those sentiments will be conveyed to the appropriate authorities. I shall make sure that they are recorded in this file so that it could not be said in the future that a warning note was not struck. I hope I am wrong. If I am, so much the better.
Representation:
Mr Alain Shum, C.C., for Crown
Mr M.K. Wong, inst'd by M/s Yaddy Cheung & Co., for Appellant
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