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9 Mar 2001

HKSAR v. WONG HO FAI

Citation

HKSAR v. WONG HO FAI
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA174/2001

The Magistrate lawfully exercised discretion to obtain and rely on pre-sentencing reports; the Detention Centre Order was within statutory power (Cap.239 s.4), consistent with established sentencing principles summarized in Choi Sai Lok, and was not manifestly excessive on the facts and reports; therefore the appeal against sentence fails.
17 Feb 2000

HKSAR v. LI TIM FAI

Citation

HKSAR v. LI TIM FAI
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA1132/1999

The 12-month sentence was not wrong in principle nor manifestly excessive; the magistrate validly activated the suspended sentence and exercised discretion to order only two months of the activated term to run consecutively; appeal dismissed.
8 Jun 1999

HKSAR v. LEE KIN KEUNG

Citation

HKSAR v. LEE KIN KEUNG
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA284/1999

The magistrate's starting point was excessive in light of comparative statistics and sentencing practice; the court set a revised starting point of 14 months and, after allowing credit for the guilty plea, reduced the sentence to nine months' imprisonment.