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Hong Kong Case Law

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  • 15 Oct 1996

    R. v. KI CHOR ON

    Citation
    R. v. KI CHOR ON
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA841/1996

    The appellate court held that the aggregate fine of $425,000 was excessive in the circumstances of a 71‑year‑old small herbalist with limited means, applied Schedule 8 as the correct guideline, weighed deterrence against ability to pay and the totality principle, and substituted reduced fines totalling $95,000 as a proportionate and adequate penalty.