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Hong Kong Case Law

Sentencing guidelines/trends
  • 27 Mar 2002

    HKSAR v. HUNG SHUN YICK

    Citation
    HKSAR v. HUNG SHUN YICK
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA25/2002

    The court found the magistrate's 16-month sentence was excessive for the offence of offering an advantage to a public servant; having regard to sentencing trends and the guilty plea discount, the appropriate effective sentence is 12 months imprisonment, and the appeal is allowed to that extent.