A gun enthusiast who hoarded 950 rounds of live ammunition and tried to build an M16 assault rifle was ordered by a judge yesterday to undergo psychiatric assessment.
Mr Justice Frank Stock said he needed to review psychiatric reports about Lam Yuk-fai before he could rule on whether the 20-year-old was 'an obsessed gun nut' or if 'in the background there is a lurking danger' to Hong Kong.
'It must be determined whether his gun enthusiasm crossed a particular border and posed any danger to society,' Mr Justice Stock said in the Court of First Instance.
Lam, who is being held in custody, will be sentenced on May 7 after the judge sees doctors' reports.
Lam pleaded guilty to possessing arms and ammunition without a licence in February this year.
He admitted ordering ammunition and firearm parts from the United States, while the rest was bought via an unnamed Gurkha soldier in the SAR.