Mr James Niehorster, instructed by Messrs Reimer & Partners (assigned by DLA)
HCCC 17/2013
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO 17 OF 2013
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Transcript of the Audio Recording
of the Sentence in the above Case
COURT: Accused, you stand convicted on your own plea of guilty of one charge of trafficking in dangerous drugs.
I have taken into account everything urged on your behalf. The drugs involved are 457.96 grammes of a crystalline solid containing 436.39 grammes of methamphetamine hydrochloride and 0.24 kilogramme of a powder containing 0.20kilogramme of ketamine. These drugs were imported from across the border and therefore calls for enhancement. As to the appropriate approach to sentencing on a count of trafficking different types of drugs, I follow the approach indicated by the Court of Appeal in the case of Wong Kin-kau, decided on 4 May 2010. In following that approach, I will do so having considered everything urged on your behalf; and I adopt a starting point of 16 years’ imprisonment, enhance it by 6 months, thereby making a total starting point of 16½ years. Having considered everything urged on your behalf, particularly your plea of guilty and your co-operation with the police, I shall give you the full one-third discount, thereby reducing your sentence to 11 years’ imprisonment. You will therefore go to prison for 11 years.
I have taken into account everything urged on your behalf. The drugs involved are 457.96 grammes of a crystalline solid containing 436.39 grammes of methamphetamine hydrochloride and 0.24 kilogramme of a powder containing 0.20kilogramme of ketamine. These drugs were imported from across the border and therefore calls for enhancement.
As to the appropriate approach to sentencing on a count of trafficking different types of drugs, I follow the approach indicated by the Court of Appeal in the case of Wong Kin-kau, decided on 4 May 2010. In following that approach, I will do so having considered everything urged on your behalf; and I adopt a starting point of 16 years’ imprisonment, enhance it by 6 months, thereby making a total starting point of 16½ years.
Having considered everything urged on your behalf, particularly your plea of guilty and your co-operation with the police, I shall give you the full one-third discount, thereby reducing your sentence to 11 years’ imprisonment.
You will therefore go to prison for 11 years.