10 Dec 2021
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. YU CHUN HING
- Citation
- [2021] HKCA 1033
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAAR4/2021
The District Court judge's sentencing approach was wrong in principle and manifestly inadequate because he failed to adequately reflect the progressive seriousness and repetition of offences, the significant aggravating factors (young ages, grooming via internet, involvement of prostitution, commission while on bail, and breach of public trust as a serving police officer) and wrongly granted an additional two‑month discount; accordingly the Court set aside the sentence and substituted an aggregate custodial sentence of five years imprisonment, after applying plea reduction and adjustment for…