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Hong Kong Case Law

Special reasons for sentencing
  • 17 May 1989

    REGINA v. DAVID WU

    Citation
    REGINA v. DAVID WU
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA383/1989

    Given accepted facts that appellant was ill and the passenger both suggested and took over driving, the passenger's words and actions gave the appellant reasonable grounds to believe she held a licence; such a reasonable honest belief constitutes a 'special reason' under s.4(2)(a) permitting reduction of the statutory minimum disqualification, and the disqualification was reduced from 12 months to 6 months.