15 Aug 2001
HKSAR v. NG WAH KIT
- Citation
- HKSAR v. NG WAH KIT
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA628/2001
The magistrate's chosen starting points (12 and 15 months) and reductions for guilty pleas were appropriate in light of prior appellate authority, the prevalence of the offence, and deterrence considerations; the reductions and application of the totality principle produced an overall 18 months sentence which was not manifestly excessive, and the appellate court declined to increase the sentence under s119(1)(e) given the mitigation.