24 Apr 2002
HKSAR v. NG CHEONG FAI AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- HKSAR v. NG CHEONG FAI AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA350/2001
Applying Lai Cheong, the court held that voting‑planting offences ordinarily require immediate custodial sentences and that the facts did not present exceptional circumstances; however substantial credit for cooperation and assistance in securing the principal's conviction justified reducing each appellant's sentence from two months to one month imprisonment to be served concurrently.