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Hong Kong Case Law

Evidential basis for valuation
  • 17 Apr 1997

    R. v. TSOI CHI KIN and Another

    Citation
    R. v. TSOI CHI KIN and Another
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC42/1997

    The Court reduced each prison term to six months because the trial judge had relied on unestablished valuation figures which improperly inflated the starting points and there was no proper basis to treat the 2nd applicant more severely than the 1st; sentences were adjusted to reflect proper mitigation and parity.

    • Sentencing
    • Copyright infringement
    • Possession for purpose of trade or business
    • Entrapment
    • Evidential basis for valuation