17 Jul 1997
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION v. SZE Chun-ping
- Citation
- HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION v. SZE Chun-ping
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA326/1997
The substituted sentence of three months' imprisonment suspended for two years was set aside because the Magistrate imposed imprisonment solely because the appellant could not pay the fine, contrary to the principle that sentencing must not punish poverty and must be appropriate to the offence.