Mr Andrew Bullett, instructed by Messrs Chung & Kwan (assigned by DLA)
HCCC 369/2013
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO 369 OF 2013
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Transcript of the Audio Recording of the Sentence in the above Case
COURT: The Accused, I have taken into account everything said in mitigation on your behalf. You stand convicted of one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug. You have pleaded guilty at the Magistrates’ Court and have been committed to the High Court for sentence.
The quantity of drugs involved is 1.95 kilogrammes of a solid containing 1.39 kilogrammes of cocaine. These drugs were imported into Hong Kong and therefore calls for enhancement. All things considered, I adopt a starting point at the lowest end of the scale, namely 23 years, enhance it by 2 years, making a total of 25 years. I have taken into account everything urged on your behalf, including your plea of guilty and your co-operation with the police, for which I shall give you the full one-third discount, thereby reducing the starting point to one of 16 years and 8 months’ imprisonment. You are therefore sentenced to 16 years and 8 months’ imprisonment for this offence. You are currently serving a sentence of 4 months’ imprisonment for an offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm committed during your remand for this case. Having considered all the circumstances, I am persuaded that I should order the two sentences to run concurrently with each other. Therefore, the sentence which I pass upon you today will run concurrently with the sentence of 4 months for the offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm which you are currently serving.
The quantity of drugs involved is 1.95 kilogrammes of a solid containing 1.39 kilogrammes of cocaine. These drugs were imported into Hong Kong and therefore calls for enhancement. All things considered, I adopt a starting point at the lowest end of the scale, namely 23 years, enhance it by 2 years, making a total of 25 years. I have taken into account everything urged on your behalf, including your plea of guilty and your co-operation with the police, for which I shall give you the full one-third discount, thereby reducing the starting point to one of 16 years and 8 months’ imprisonment. You are therefore sentenced to 16 years and 8 months’ imprisonment for this offence.
You are currently serving a sentence of 4 months’ imprisonment for an offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm committed during your remand for this case. Having considered all the circumstances, I am persuaded that I should order the two sentences to run concurrently with each other. Therefore, the sentence which I pass upon you today will run concurrently with the sentence of 4 months for the offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm which you are currently serving.