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Topic

Indecent exhibitions ordinance

Legal area

Court

10 Apr 1975

ATTORNEY GENERAL v. TONG WONG KWOK-HONG

Citation

ATTORNEY GENERAL v. TONG WONG KWOK-HONG
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAAR5/1975

Because the publisher was a persistent repeat offender who treated fines as ordinary business expenses and the 22nd edition was manifestly indecent, a custodial sentence (six months) was warranted; the printer, without previous convictions, should receive a substantially increased fine ($1,000) because the original $150 was inadequate.
10 Apr 1975

ATTORNEY GENERAL v. KWONG WING

Citation

ATTORNEY GENERAL v. KWONG WING
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAAR6/1975

The appellate court allowed the Crown's reviews: the proprietor's fine of $250 was manifestly inadequate given persistent repeated offences and was set aside and replaced by six months imprisonment; the printer's fine of $150 was inadequate in principle and was set aside and increased to $1,000, reflecting lesser culpability due to no prior convictions.