17 Jan 2018
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. SZETO TZE LONG JASON
- Citation
- [2018] HKCFI 77
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP793/2015
The Court held that s109A Criminal Procedure Ordinance does not apply because these contempt proceedings are civil causes or matters and the Court of First Instance was not exercising criminal jurisdiction; sentencing was determined according to individual culpability: immediate custody for principal obstructors (Wong Chi Fung: 3 months immediate; Wong Ho Ming: 4 months 15 days immediate), suspended custodial sentences with fines or without fines for others as specified; costs awarded to the applicant on an indemnity basis.