30 Oct 2000
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. LAU TSZ CHUN
- Citation
- SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. LAU TSZ CHUN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAAR3/2000
The Court held the original total sentence of 5 years was manifestly inadequate given the deliberate violent conduct (deliberate blows to the head and attacks on vulnerable lone victims) and the aggravating feature of using the victim's bank card to withdraw cash; appropriate starting points are 7 and 6 years for the two robberies, reduced by one-third for plea and with a further limited discount for the respondent's confession relating to the second robbery, resulting in an uplift of the overall sentence to reflect proper deterrence and consistency with authority.