21 Jul 1998
HKSAR v. LI CHI WAI and Another
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LI CHI WAI and Another
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA445/1998
The court upheld that fixing fines merely equal to the duty evaded would defeat deterrence and be inappropriate; given the seriousness of wholesale duty evasion and that the fines were within statutory limits and not excessive, the appeals against sentence were dismissed.