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Hong Kong Case Law

Delay in sentencing

  • 16 Sept 2025

    HKSAR v. LI GWING CHIU

    Citation
    [2025] HKCA 857
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC191/2024

    The application for leave to appeal against sentence is refused because the starting point of 13 years for the quantity involved was not manifestly excessive in light of relevant appellate authorities, the judge properly applied a one-third discount for the guilty plea resulting in 8 years 8 months, and the fresh evidence was not admitted (only de bene esse) as it was neither credible nor adequately explained; delay in proceedings did not amount to prejudice requiring reduction.

  • 14 Nov 2018

    HKSAR v. LAM HING WAN

    Citation
    [2018] HKCA 686
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC387/2016

    The Court allowed the appeal and reduced the global sentence to 4 years 11 months because, on a global view of the criminality (predicate offence of illegal gambling, amount effectively attributed by the judge of about HK$14.16m, and a 3 year 4 month duration), a starting point of five years imprisonment for the aggregate offending was appropriate; one month was deducted for delay and concurrency arranged so overall term equalled 4 years 11 months.