14 Dec 2000
HKSAR v. HUNG WAI PING
- Citation
- HKSAR v. HUNG WAI PING
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC576/1999
The court held that the deputy judge's starting point of 14 years was appropriate given the seriousness and aggravating features; the deputy judge was incorrect to give an additional discount for pre‑sentence custody beyond the standard one‑third guilty plea discount; however, the applicant's substantial assistance to the prosecution justified an overall reduction equivalent to 50% of the 14‑year starting point, producing a seven‑year term, and the appeal was allowed to reduce the nine‑year sentence to seven years.