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Hong Kong Case Law

Hawking/illegal street trading
  • 28 Mar 2017

    HKSAR v. ZAIB, PHOOL

    Citation
    HKSAR v. ZAIB, PHOOL
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA2/2017

    The magistrate's careful assessment that PW1 was a credible and reliable witness and that the prosecution proved the appellant was hawking and sold a bag was not plainly wrong; therefore the conviction under ss 38AA(1)(b) and 38AA(2) of the Immigration Ordinance is upheld.

    • Establishing or joining a business while a removal order is in force
    • Hawking/illegal street trading
    • Credibility and reliability of witnesses
    • Standard of appellate review of factual findings