16 Apr 2002
HKSAR v. LAU KAM KEUNG also known as ZHANG YAO DONG
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LAU KAM KEUNG also known as ZHANG YAO DONG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC405/2000
Because the abandonment was a voluntary and informed withdrawal made when legal aid was refused and no grounds were asserted, the court had no jurisdiction to treat the abandonment as a nullity; custody in the Mainland was caused by the defendant's own actions and did not merit credit; the 40-month sentence for letter of credit fraud was justifiable given the need to protect commercial trust.