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Hong Kong Case Law

Humanitarian release
  • 26 Nov 1998

    HKSAR v. CHEUNG SIU WAH

    Citation
    HKSAR v. CHEUNG SIU WAH
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA950/1998

    The court upheld the sentence as appropriate but, following prior appellate authorities that permitted repatriation on humanitarian grounds before delivery, allowed the appeal in part and ordered the appellant's release one month prior to the expected date of delivery to facilitate return to the Mainland.