HKSAR v. HANG NING-WAI AND ANOTHER

HCCC59/2012

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 59 OF 2012

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Transcript of the Audio Recording
of the Sentence in the above Case

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COURT: Accused, both of you, I have taken into account everything that has been urged on your behalf by each of your counsel.

1^st accused, you stand convicted on your own plea of guilty of the 1st charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug.  The drugs involved in your case are 95.59 grammes of a solid containing 83.89 grammes of cocaine.

2^nd accused, the drugs involved in your case are 23.92 grammes of a solid containing 20.97 grammes of cocaine.

In my view the appropriate starting point in relation to the 1st charge against the 1st accused would be in the region of 9 years’ imprisonment; and the appropriate starting point in respect of the 2nd charge against the 2nd accused would be in the region of 5½ years’ imprisonment.

Having considered everything urged in mitigation on behalf of each of you, particularly your pleas of guilty and your cooperation with the police, I think that in respect of the 1st accused a discount reducing the sentence to one of 6 years’ imprisonment to be appropriate; and in the case of the 2nd accused, a discount reducing the sentence to one of 3 years and 8 months to be appropriate.

So the 1st accused, you are sentenced to 6 years’ imprisonment; and the 2nd accused you are sentenced to 3 years and 8 months’ imprisonment.