7 Jan 2002
HKSAR v. CHAN WAI FUN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHAN WAI FUN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1002/2001
The court found the admitted facts (display of 1,600 infringing copies, the appellant's active invitation 'Choose more discs. Cheaper for you.', possession of the shop key and control) amounted to offering for sale under s.118(1)(e)(ii); the guilty plea was voluntary and informed because the appellant was present, heard the magistrate's inquiries, signed documents acknowledging the statutory defence and risk of imprisonment and had independent advice; and the sentence of six months (derived from a 12-month starting point with discounts) was not manifestly excessive given the scale of infringe…