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HCCC362/2011
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 362 OF 2011
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The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary
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1 December 2011 at 9.49 am
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Ms Rosaline Leung, SPP of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
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Ms Sim Siow-eng, Suzanne, instructed by the Legal Aid Department, for the Accused
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| Offence:
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(1) and (2) Trafficking in a dangerous drug (販運危險藥物)
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Transcript of the Audio Recording
of the Sentence in the above Case
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COURT: Li Nik-kin, you stand convicted on your own pleas of guilty of two charges of trafficking in a dangerous drug.
The drugs involved in the 1st charge are 40.54 grammes of a crystalline solid containing 39.82 grammes of methamphetamine hydrochloride. The drugs involved in Charge 2 are 77.73 grammes of a crystalline solid containing 76.72 grammes of methamphetamine hydrochloride.
In my view, the appropriate starting points would be in the region of 8½ years’ imprisonment under Charge 1 and 10 years under Charge 2.
I have considered everything urged in mitigation on your behalf, particularly your pleas of guilty and your co‑operation with the police. I consider a discount reducing the sentence to one of 5 years and 4 months under Charge 1 and 6 years and 8 months under Charge 2 to be appropriate.
In all the circumstances, and bearing in mind the principle of totality, I consider an overall sentence of 8 years to be appropriate. To achieve that overall sentence, I sentence you to 5 years and 4 months’ imprisonment under Charge 1 and 6 years and 8 months’ imprisonment under Charge 2, and I order that 2 years and 8 months out of the 6 years and 8 months under Charge 2 be served consecutively with the 5 years and 4 months under Charge 1.
You will therefore go to prison for a total of 8 years.
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