27 Apr 2018
香港特別行政區 訴 陳光強
- Citation
- [2018] HKCFI 864
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA190/2017
The High Court held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant agreed with others to use dishonest means ('report Elondo, supply IPE') with the immediate purpose of inducing public officers to approve works contrary to duty; the trial judge correctly applied the legal tests for dishonesty and agreement; the conviction was therefore safe; however, having regard to mitigating factors (long public service, no personal gain, single incident, some remorse and time served) the original immediate sentence of 5 months' imprisonment was manifestly excessive and was varied t…