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Topic

Bail offences

Legal area

Court

15 Aug 2001

HKSAR v. NG WAH KIT

Citation

HKSAR v. NG WAH KIT
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA627/2001

The court upheld the magistrate's sentencing exercise: accepted established appellate starting points for the offence, applied credit for guilty pleas and mitigation, correctly applied the totality principle in structuring concurrent and consecutive terms, and declined to increase the sentences under section 119(1)(e); the aggregate effective sentence of 18 months was not manifestly excessive and reflected culpability and deterrence needs.
26 Feb 1997

R. v. LUK CHI FAT

Citation

R. v. LUK CHI FAT
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC480/1996

The judge was entitled to order consecutive sentences because the offences were distinct and the second was committed while the applicant was on bail; the judge applied the relevant tariff and appropriate discounts and the aggregate sentence of nine years was not manifestly excessive, so the appeal was refused.
22 Jul 1983

THE QUEEN v. CHIM YEE-TUNG

Citation

THE QUEEN v. CHIM YEE-TUNG
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC530/1983

The Court allowed the appeal in part and increased the consecutive sentence on the fifth charge from 1 year to 2 years because the offence committed while on bail substantially increased the seriousness and the original sentence did not adequately reflect that seriousness despite the appellant's confession and claimed limited personal gain.