Hong Kong: New Sentencing Guideline for Cocaine, Heroin, and Ice

Hong Kong: The Court of Appeal seized a rare opportunity, in a case that spanned over eight years, to review the sentencing guidelines for cocaine, heroin, and ice. In this unusual decision, the sentence for trafficking an exceptionally large quantity of drugs was reduced. In HKSAR v Huang Ruifang (黃瑞芳) [2025] HKCA 234, the Court of Appeal […]