8 Dec 1998
HKSAR v. YIP LAI CHING
- Citation
- HKSAR v. YIP LAI CHING
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA959/1998
The court allowed the appeal and substituted the sentence to permit the appellant's immediate discharge as an act of exceptional leniency because she was the primary carer of young children and had compelling family welfare considerations; the magistrate's original sentences were not criticized but were varied to avoid undue hardship to dependants.