Mr Chan Sze-shing, Leo, instructed by the Legal Aid Department
HCCC 49/2009
HCCC49/2009
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 49 OF 2009
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Before:
The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary
Date:
27 March 2009 at 9.55 am
Present:
Ms Rosaline Leung, SPP of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR Mr Chan Sze-shing, Leo instructed by the Legal Aid Department, for the Accused
Offence:
Trafficking in a dangerous drug (販運危險藥物)
Transcript of the Audio Recording of the Sentence in the above case
COURT: Ip Chi-hung, 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 High Court for sentence.
The quantity of drugs involved is 498.30 grammes of a powder containing 393.13 grammes of ketamine. In my view, the appropriate starting point would be in the region of 10 years. You are 21 years old. I have taken into account everything that has been urged on your behalf including your background, your young age and in particular your early plea of guilty. I am prepared therefore to give you a full one-third discount. In the result, I sentence you to 6 years and 8 months' imprisonment.
The quantity of drugs involved is 498.30 grammes of a powder containing 393.13 grammes of ketamine. In my view, the appropriate starting point would be in the region of 10 years.
You are 21 years old. I have taken into account everything that has been urged on your behalf including your background, your young age and in particular your early plea of guilty. I am prepared therefore to give you a full one-third discount. In the result, I sentence you to 6 years and 8 months' imprisonment.