27 Feb 2001
The Court held that the offence had a distinct flavour of corruption and that a starting point of 2 years imprisonment was neither excessive nor wrong in principle; the judge properly reduced the guilty plea discount because it was late, and community service was not appropriate absent exceptional circumstances, so the sentence was affirmed.
8 May 1997
The appropriate sentence is HK$150,000 composed of HK$100,000 to strip the appellant's maximum gross benefit and HK$50,000 as a punitive element reflecting materially lower culpability than Pac-Fung, applying the Dutton two-part approach.
6 Nov 1984
The Court reduced the sentence from 7 to 5 years because Chui's offense involved substantially less heroin and therefore substantially less culpability than co-offender Yeung; the trial judge's inference of prior trafficking from cash found was inappropriate given no prior drug convictions; the plea of guilty and mitigation warranted a reduced custodial term.