HKSAR V. HUANG RUIFANG

[2025] HKCA 234 Court of Appeal 5 March 2025 • CACC106/2022 • 44 min read
40 cases cited (0 SG, 40 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Practice Areas

Dangerous Drugs Ordinance

Judges (3)

M Poon Coram Macrae Coram Zervos Coram

Counsel (6)

Department of Justice Firm Johnnie Yam, Jacky Lee & Co Firm Andrew Bruce Counsel Applicant Derek Lau Counsel Respondent Derek Wong Counsel Respondent Martin Li Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Huang Ruifang Applicant

Summary

Huang Ruifang was convicted of trafficking in 6,960 millilitres of liquid containing GHB (gamma-butyrolactone) after a complex 8-year prosecution history involving multiple mistrials and retrials. The Court of Appeal considered the applicant's appeal against conviction and sentence, addressing issues including the drug quantity classification and sentencing guidelines for GHB trafficking.

Statutes Cited

Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap 134)

Cases Cited (40)

AU (1)
[2022] WASCA 141
HK (39)
[1994] 2 HKC 476 [1995] 2 HKC 798 [2002] 1 HKLRD 486 [2009] 1 HKLRD 1 [2009] 2 HKLRD 437 [2012] 5 HKLRD 725 [2014] 3 HKLRD 691 [2016] HKCA 529 [2018] 4 HKC 591 [2018] 5 HKLRD 88 [2019] 2 HKLRD 451 [2021] 1 HKLRD 290 [2021] HKCA 11 [2021] HKCFI 1600 [2021] HKCFI 1609 [2021] HKCFI 2022 [2021] HKCFI 2036 [2021] HKCFI 2528 [2021] HKCFI 2674 [2021] HKCFI 2938 [2021] HKCFI 2939 [2021] HKCFI 2940 [2021] HKCFI 3032 [2021] HKCFI 3825 [2021] HKCFI 494 [2022] 1 HKLRD 1090 [2022] 2 HKLRD 99 [2022] HKCFI 1026 [2022] HKCFI 105 [2022] HKCFI 2595 [2022] HKCFI 2905 [2022] HKCFI 3589 [2023] 1 HKLRD 1329 [2023] HKCFI 935 [2024] 1 HKLRD 1186 [2024] 2 HKLRD 955 [2024] 4 HKLRD 777 [2024] 4 HKLRD 848 [2025] 1 HKLRD 1

Cited By (2)

[2025] HKCFI 6411
HKSAR V. LI KAI HUNG
[2025] HKCFI 6496
HKSAR V. LIANG CHAOFENG

Judgment

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