12 May 2023
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. TANG KING WA
- Citation
- [2023] HKCA 646
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAAR4/2022
The judge erred in principle and produced a manifestly inadequate sentence by imposing a Training Centre Order for trafficking a large quantity of cocaine; given the seriousness and quantity of the offence, appellate guidance requires deterrent sentencing in the public interest. The Court substituted the Training Centre Order with a custodial sentence of 4 years' imprisonment after recalculating the appropriate starting point (adjusted to 10 years), applying a one-third discount for guilty plea, limited mitigation for psychiatric factors, and appropriate credit for time spent under the Traini…