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11. Duncan.
The facts and the law are set out in the
Judgments of the Full Court of Hong Kong, enclosed
in No.1, and it is unnecessary for me to summarise
them here. The point of practical importance
which emerges from these Judgments is that until
the decision that a robbery is necessary to support
a conviction for piracy in the Supreme Court of
Hong Kong is overruled, or until fresh legislation
regarding piracy is passed by the Imperial Parliament
as the acting Chief Justice of Hong Kong suggests,
persons who engage in armed attacks upon vessels on
the high seas cannot be convicted of piracy in Hong
Kong unless they actually commit robbery at the same
time.
If it is desired to put an end to this state
of affairs, an appeal from the decision of the Full
Court
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