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Theft ordinance cap.210 s19(1)(a)
  • 16 Oct 1987

    THE QUEEN v. CHAN KIT LING

    Citation
    THE QUEEN v. CHAN KIT LING
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC395/1987

    The three-year sentence was excessive when balancing aggravating factors (systematic defalcation of just under HK$178,000 over a year, personal enrichment) against mitigating factors (applicant's junior unsupervised role and guilty plea); the appropriate sentence is two years, therefore the original sentence is set aside and substituted with two years' imprisonment.