Present
Mr Philip Swainston, of Messrs Littlewoods
DCCC 1153/2008
DCCC1153/2008
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 1153 OF 2008
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HKSAR
v.
Leung Yick-hong
Before: Deputy District Judge E. Yip
Date: 8 April 2009 at 9.42 am
Present:
Mr Peter C T Lee, Counsel on fiat, for HKSAR Mr Philip Swainston, of Messrs Littlewoods, for the Defendant
Offence: Trafficking in a dangerous drug, etc. (販運危險藥物等罪項)
Reasons for Sentence
1. You pleaded guilty to two charges of possession of drugs, and the drugs concerned were ketamine and cannabis.
2. The circumstances of your possession and the quantity of your possession bore no unusual feature. To put some emphasis on the quantity, there is no such feature as can be elicited from the fact that it can be said to have any latent risks. Yes, as you may understand, if there is any latent risk, I will have to mark up the term of imprisonment. In the absence of such feature and bearing in mind that this is quite a usual case, run-of-the-mill type of possession cases, I am minded to consider DATC.
3. I have read information about your background and your personal circumstances. You are a drug addict and, surely, you need some help. So a term of treatment at the DATC will benefit you and also benefit the society. I understand that this is also your wish. So our concern coincides and I make a DATC order for each of the charges. The terms will run concurrently. Conviction recorded.