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Hong Kong Case Law

Earliest date of discharge
  • 28 Jun 2005

    HKSAR v. KWAN WAI HON

    Citation
    HKSAR v. KWAN WAI HON
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC91/2005

    Because the judge's intended ordering was understood to mean a partial concurrency after six months but the clerk's wording produced a computational change relied upon by the CSD and because backdating beyond actual custody is impermissible, the court allowed the appeal in part and ordered the sentence to be treated so that the appellant will qualify for an Earliest Date of Discharge on 29 March 2007, subject to Rule 69 of the Prison Rules, Cap.234A.