15 Mar 2024
HKSAR v. LAU WAI YEE MONITA
- Citation
- [2024] HKCA 236
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC168/2023
The Court granted bail because the grounds of appeal (both conviction and sentence) were reasonably arguable and the applicant faced the real prospect of serving a substantial part of the sentence before the appeal was heard; the judge had not accepted the prosecution’s touting thesis, factual findings left room to argue error in convicting on alternative particulars, and the sentence’s custodial element was open to challenge given the applicant’s age, character and available non‑custodial options.