21 Aug 2025
HKSAR v. MA CHE HOU
- Citation
- [2025] HKCA 651
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC242/2024
Leave to appeal was granted because the appeal raises an arguable and significant question whether the sentencing judge erred by treating admitted facts of human trafficking that went beyond the particulars of the conspiracy to defraud as aggravating material determining the starting point of 7 years; the issue requires full appellate determination on whether such facts may be treated as part of the crime for sentencing and whether the conspiracy charge properly reflected the criminality alleged.