11 Mar 2005
HKSAR v. NG CHIN YUEN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. NG CHIN YUEN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA99/2005
While immediate imprisonment was appropriate for obstructing public officers given the violence caused, the appellant's verified pre-existing casual employment and the real risk of losing that livelihood justified a marked reduction of the custodial term from 21 days to 2 days; the court exercised its discretion to order compensation of HKD 1,000 to each victim payable from the appellant's HKD 2,000 cash bail.