25 Sept 2013
A v. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HKSAR AND OTHERS
- Citation
- A v. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HKSAR AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL33/2010
The Board's reasons were adequate: it identified the statutory issue under s 8(c), listed the personal factors considered (length served, institutional performance, assistance to police) and plainly explained that, given the grave and brutal nature of the offence, the period served (15 years) did not meet the statutory threshold to warrant consideration of early release; there is no heightened duty to give fuller reasons and the Board is not required to indicate a punitive minimum term; the judicial review is dismissed.