31 Dec 1985
THE QUEEN v. WONG WAI-CHIU AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. WONG WAI-CHIU AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC308/1985
Given the factual matrix (operation of brothels, call‑girl service linking premises, recruitment of at least one woman expressly for prostitution, provision of accommodation, and retention of passport/return ticket in one instance) the learned judge was justified in treating the vice establishment offences as the principal offences and in imposing immediate imprisonment; however the original sentences were excessive compared with comparable authority (notably Reg. v FONG Yuk-choi) and should be reduced to 18 months imprisonment for the first appellant on the principal charge and to 2 years im…