THE QUEEN
TOP DOG (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Mr F Veltro, S.C.C.
HCMA 137/1996
HCMA000137/1996
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
(Appellate Jurisdiction)
MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO. 137 OF 1996
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Coram : Hon Duffy, J. in Court
Date of hearing : 29 February 1996
Date of handing down judgment : 5 March 1996
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J U D G M E N T
1. This was an appeal against a total fine of $9,000 imposed for operating a food factory without a licence. The fine was one of $2,500 plus a fine of $100 per day for 65 days. This was the second time I had dealt with this Appellant for exactly the same matter. This case simply dealt with another summons taken out subsequently to the last one with which I dealt, and had the original summons included all the days, covered by this summons, during which the Appellant ran the food factory without a licence, then the fine would have been substantially reduced. I therefore allowed the appeal to the extent that I reduced the principal fine to one of $1,000 and the daily fine to $50, making a total of $4,250. The appeal is allowed accordingly.
Representation:
Mr F Veltro, S.C.C., for Crown
Appellant Top Dog (Hong Kong) Limited in person
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