26 Jan 2000
HKSAR v. CHUNG YUN HUNG
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHUNG YUN HUNG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1245/1999
The appeal was dismissed: the magistrate’s elevated starting point and resulting sentence of 10 months imprisonment were justified by the substantial proliferation of obscene VCD trade and the need for deterrence, the magistrate’s practical constraints on viewing materials were acceptable provided agreed descriptions are construed favorably within their terms, and the costs order of $5,000 was lawful because the appellant’s late, unnotified guilty plea wasted prosecutorial and police resources.