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Age

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6 Feb 1996

THE QUEEN v. CHEUNG LIK

Citation

THE QUEEN v. CHEUNG LIK
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA1141/1995

Although the appellant's humanitarian evidence was unconvincing, the court exercised its discretion to allow the appeal and order immediate release because the appellant was at least 60 years old and had only two months remaining on the sentence.
31 Mar 1987

THE QUEEN v. NG YUK TONG

Citation

THE QUEEN v. NG YUK TONG
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC486/1986

The appeal was allowed only as to sentence: although the original two year sentence fell within the guideline range for the quantity seized, the defendant's advanced age, long-term addiction and caregiving responsibilities were real mitigating factors warranting reduction of the sentence to one year; weak health was not treated as a decisive judicial mitigation point.