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Immigration law HKSAR v. JI GUOBIN

HKSAR v. JI GUOBIN

The High Court reduced sentence after a magistracy appeal concerning use of a false travel document and a false immigration representation, citing special factual circumstances.

  • False travel document
  • False representation to immigration officer
  • Transit passenger
  • Materiality of personal particulars
  • General deterrence
  • Immigration-offences
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Constitutional law RE OGUNADE MICHAEL K.

RE OGUNADE MICHAEL K.

Application for leave to issue a writ of habeas corpus dismissed. The court held that habeas corpus does not lie for prior detentions and that current detention under conviction and sentence was lawful.

  • Habeas corpus
  • Jurisdiction
  • Arrest and detention
  • Transit passenger
  • Jurisdiction over acts on aircraft
  • Bail
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Immigration law THE QUEEN v. RAQUEL M. GARCIA

THE QUEEN v. RAQUEL M. GARCIA

Appeal against sentence for possession of forged and unlawfully obtained travel documents by a transit passenger. Sentence reduced from 12 months to 6 months.

  • Possession of forged or unlawfully obtained travel documents
  • Sentencing
  • Transit passenger
  • Prevalence and deterrence
  • Comity of nations
  • Forged-documents
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