21 Sept 2006
The court applied HKSAR v. Li Chang Li, found the appellant displayed and used the stolen identity card to conceal illegal status and further his stay, and concluded there were no special or humanitarian reasons to depart from the 15‑month guideline; appeal against sentence dismissed.
10 Jan 2002
The magistrate's adverse credibility finding was sustainable on the evidence; the facts established possession of another person's identity card and an overstay by one day, so the conviction and concurrent sentences were upheld and the appeal dismissed.
18 Dec 1998
The appeal was dismissed because the magistrate correctly applied the immigration offences tariff, appropriately reduced the sentence for plea and mitigation, and the additional medical evidence could not be used as it was not verifiable; therefore the aggregate sentence (12 months for possession and 2 months concurrent for overstaying) was not excessive.