5 Dec 2014
The appeal was dismissed because the magistrate correctly applied sentencing principles and precedents, the appellant's humanitarian claim was unsupported and inconsistent with the evidence, and there was no basis to disturb the aggregate sentence of 18 months imposed by the magistrate.
29 Nov 2007
The appeal is dismissed because the custodial sentence of 12 months was in line with the applicable guideline (Li Chang Li) and the appellant's and her mother's medical conditions did not amount to exceptional humanitarian grounds to justify reducing the sentence.
1 Mar 2007
Appeal allowed because the appellant's continued incarceration in light of the sudden death of her otherwise healthy spouse constituted exceptional humanitarian grounds warranting immediate release; the court did not need to decide the applicability or validity of the Court of Appeal guidelines to reach this conclusion.
23 May 2002
The appeal was dismissed because the appellant's evidence of his mother's illness did not amount to the exceptional humanitarian circumstances necessary to justify reducing the sentence; common familial hardship is insufficient to disturb the sentencing exercise.
8 May 2001
Appeal dismissed because the sentencing magistrate applied correct principles and appropriate starting points under So Man King, there were no compelling humanitarian grounds to reduce the sentence and the alleged medical evidence was insufficient; therefore the imposed concurrent sentences with activation of the one-month suspended sentence to run consecutively (total 22 months) were not excessive or wrong in principle.
18 Dec 1998
The appeal is dismissed because the appellant failed to provide evidence of humanitarian factors (notably no evidence that his elderly parents were gravely ill), so the court had no basis to exercise mercy or reduce the sentence.