Drug Trafficking - Gordon Chan, Esq https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com Barrister-at-Law Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:13:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://static.gordonchanbarrister.com/uploads/2022/02/Favicon-150x150.png Drug Trafficking - Gordon Chan, Esq https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com 32 32 Ketamine guideline to be reviewed https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com/ketamine-guideline-to-be-reviewed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ketamine-guideline-to-be-reviewed Tue, 23 Sep 2025 07:49:09 +0000 https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com/?p=13317 Following the sentencing guidelines review for trafficking in Cocaine, Heroin, and Ice in Huang Ruifang. The Court of Appeal is set to review the sentencing scheme for Ketamine.

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]]> Court of Appeal to review the 3 Tests https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com/court-of-appeal-to-review-the-3-tests/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-of-appeal-to-review-the-3-tests Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:29:00 +0000 https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com/?p=12748 After leave to appeal was granted in HKSAR v Yau Kai-fung, the Court of Appeal may soon review the sentencing approach for trafficking in multiple dangerous drugs.

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]]> Tightened control of “space oil” https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com/tightened-control-of-space-oil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tightened-control-of-space-oil Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:34:21 +0000 https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com/?p=11077 Vaping with “space oil” will now face grave consequences as the compounds are now classified as dangerous drugs in Hong Kong.

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]]> The 6 Steps Affirmed https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com/the-6-steps-affirmed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-6-steps-affirmed Sun, 09 Jun 2024 07:06:25 +0000 https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com/?p=9047 In a record-breaking drug bust, a man received the lengthiest sentence in Hong Kong history. On appeal, the court reviewed the sentencing principles of substantial quantities of drugs and clarified how the 6-step in Herry Jane Yusuph should be applied.

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]]> The 6 Steps in Drug Trafficking Sentence https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com/the-6-steps-in-drug-trafficking-sentence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-6-steps-in-drug-trafficking-sentence Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com/?p=7981 The Court of Appeal summarised decades of Hong Kong's experience in the fight against dangerous drugs and clarified how traffickers are sentenced.

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]]> Lengthened Sentence for Trafficking Herbal Cannibals and More https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com/lengthened-sentence-for-trafficking-herbal-cannibals-and-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lengthened-sentence-for-trafficking-herbal-cannibals-and-more Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:59:15 +0000 https://www.gordonchanbarrister.com/?p=5599 Trafficking in herbal cannabis used to be seen as less serious than its resin, resulting in a shorter term of imprisonment. This is no longer the case.

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