10 Sept 2002
HKSAR v. ABEYSINGHE APPUHAMYLAGE ANTON JAGATH PRASANNA
- Citation
- HKSAR v. ABEYSINGHE APPUHAMYLAGE ANTON JAGATH PRASANNA
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA743/2002
The magistrate's reliance on the appellant's foreign national status as an aggravating factor was improper absent evidence that he came to Hong Kong to commit the offence or that an immigration charge applied; the appropriate starting point for this offence, ignoring foreign status, is six months imprisonment and after the one‑third plea discount the sentence should be four months imprisonment.