14 May 1990
THE QUEEN v. LUNG HON WAH AND OTHERS
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. LUNG HON WAH AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA144/1990
Because the government introduced a new prosecution policy targeting group arrivals without publicizing it and long-standing executive conduct had created a reasonable expectation of repatriation for first-time entrants, the court reduced the standard 15 month sentence to six months for first-time illegal entrants arriving in groups, and held that the mitigation applies equally to attempted landings.