Mr Terence Wai, instructed by Messrs Haldanes (assigned by DLA)
HCCC 198/2013
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO 198 OF 2013
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Transcript of the Audio Recording of the Sentence in the above Case
COURT: You stand convicted of one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug. You have pleaded guilty at the magistrates’ court and you have been committed to the High Court for sentence today. I have considered everything urged on your behalf.
The quantity of drugs involved is 1.37 kilogrammes of a liquid containing 0.80 kilogramme of cocaine. These drugs were imported into Hong Kong and therefore calls for enhancement. All things considered, I adopt a starting point of 21 years, enhance it by one year, making a total of 22 years as the starting point, which is the starting point urged by your counsel for me to adopt. Having taking into account everything that has been urged on your behalf, there is really no real mitigation apart from your plea of guilty, for which I shall give you the full one-third discount, thereby reducing the starting point to one of 14 years and 8 months’ imprisonment. You are therefore sentenced to 14 years and 8 months imprisonment.
The quantity of drugs involved is 1.37 kilogrammes of a liquid containing 0.80 kilogramme of cocaine. These drugs were imported into Hong Kong and therefore calls for enhancement. All things considered, I adopt a starting point of 21 years, enhance it by one year, making a total of 22 years as the starting point, which is the starting point urged by your counsel for me to adopt.
Having taking into account everything that has been urged on your behalf, there is really no real mitigation apart from your plea of guilty, for which I shall give you the full one-third discount, thereby reducing the starting point to one of 14 years and 8 months’ imprisonment.
You are therefore sentenced to 14 years and 8 months imprisonment.