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False statements to electoral officer
  • 14 Mar 2014

    香港特別行政區 訴 梁李逢

    Citation
    香港特別行政區 訴 梁李逢
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA829/2012

    The trial judge was entitled to reject the appellant's account and to infer from the totality of evidence (including the appellant's provision of detailed address information at registration, his ability to attend the designated polling station, and neutral handwriting evidence) that the appellant knowingly provided or authorised the false address; therefore the conviction was safe and the 3‑month custodial sentence, given the need for deterrence in electoral fraud and relevant precedent, was not manifestly excessive.