13 Oct 2023
香港特別行政區 訴 單亞軍
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 2590
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA172/2023
Admission of the appellant's credible fresh evidence demonstrating boat breakdown, fuel limits and contemporaneous COVID lockdown risks established that his entry and temporary stay in Hong Kong were objectively reasonable and proportionate as necessary to avoid serious risk; on that basis the necessity defence succeeded and the conviction for overstaying was unsafe and quashed.