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Hong Kong Case Law

Assault on public officers

  • 6 Sept 2000

    HKSAR v. LAM WAI HUNG AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    HKSAR v. LAM WAI HUNG AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA333/2000

    The Court held the Magistrate was entitled to treat these as serious, concerted assaults on public officers and to impose immediate custodial sentences for deterrent purposes, but had not given sufficient weight to the appellants' personal circumstances and clear records; accordingly the appeals against sentence were allowed in part and the sentences reduced from 3 months to 6 weeks imprisonment each.

  • 4 Nov 1993

    R. v. HUI MAN LEE

    Citation
    R. v. HUI MAN LEE
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC399/1993

    The Court found that the combination of video evidence, eyewitness testimony and medical evidence proved the applicant inflicted the injuries and had the requisite intent on three counts (s.17) and only s.19 on one count; convictions were therefore rightly entered and inevitable; having regard to precedent (R v Lee Wing), the multiple offences against public officers and lack of remorse, the sentence of two years (concurrent) with six months on the lesser count was not excessive and leave to appeal was refused.