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Topic

Commutation of sentence

Legal area

Court

19 Nov 2001

HKSAR v. CHAN YING

Citation

HKSAR v. CHAN YING
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA1023/2001

Because the appellant was unaware of her pregnancy when she unlawfully entered and remained in Hong Kong and is nearly four months pregnant, the pregnancy constituted a sufficient humanitarian ground to commute the imposed 12-month sentences to concurrent 4-month terms.
20 Sept 1996

R. v. TANG YU BONG and Others

Citation

R. v. TANG YU BONG and Others
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA402/1996

The magistrate properly assessed the evidence and the conviction is safe; however, on sentencing the appropriate sentence for the 1st appellant, after mitigation, is 12 months imprisonment so the original 18‑month sentence is set aside and replaced with 12 months.