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Topic

False pretence

Legal area

Court

15 Oct 2003

HKSAR v. WONG CHUNG KI

Citation

HKSAR v. WONG CHUNG KI
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA653/2003

The magistrate lawfully exercised sentencing discretion: the appellant, as editor, directed and concocted the deception, abused his press position and public trust, the surrounding circumstances (including falsity of the story and media responsibility) were relevant to culpability, and the resulting sentence of 14 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months was within the appropriate range and not manifestly excessive; appeal dismissed.
22 May 1968

MA KWAI YUK v. THE QUEEN

Citation

MA KWAI YUK v. THE QUEEN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC137/1968

No prejudice resulted from the magistrate having a typed opening; provisional copies were properly rejected and the magistrate was entitled to disregard their contents; auditor's stamp was not decisive in face of clear evidence of manipulation and admissions by the accused; inducement can be inferred from the circumstances and did not require direct testimony; indemnity did not negate intent given other evidence of concealment; staleness of events did not defeat documentary proof; conviction and sentence were therefore upheld.