15 Mar 2002
HKSAR v. LAM KIN HUNG
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LAM KIN HUNG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA11/2002
The magistrate should have called for and considered a community service order suitability report; given the impulsive, non‑premeditated nature of the offence, absence of intent to cause grievous bodily harm (prosecution charged under s19), the appellant's youth, first offender status, educational interests and the rehabilitative focus, a community service order was the appropriate sentence. Accordingly the Training Centre Order was quashed and replaced with an order for 200 hours of community service.