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Topic

Hijacking

Legal area

Court

16 Sept 1997

HKSAR v. LIANG BINGZHAO

Citation

HKSAR v. LIANG BINGZHAO
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC122/1996

The Court allowed the application and, applying the interests of justice, found the 30-year starting point was high and that the discount given for plea and the applicant's significant assistance was inadequate; the appropriate sentence reflecting gravity and mitigation is 16 years imprisonment, and the 20-year sentence was substituted accordingly.
7 Feb 1992

R. v. LO KWOK HUNG

Citation

R. v. LO KWOK HUNG
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC472/1991

The Court held that robbery of a goldsmith shop involving firearms merits a starting point in the region of 15 years, that the hijacking of a van at gunpoint was a separate and serious aggravating feature justifying consecutive sentences, that limited credit was due for voluntary surrender and guilty plea, and that a total sentence of 13 years was not manifestly excessive; the application for leave to appeal was refused.