6 Nov 1974
CHEUNG SAI KEUNG v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- CHEUNG SAI KEUNG v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC863/1974
The appeal was allowed because material not before the magistrate (passports and UK entry permits) showed that continued detention would create substantial collateral hardship by preventing the family's emigration; accordingly the original detention sentence was set aside and substituted with a suspended custodial sentence appropriate to the offence and circumstances.