9 Feb 1999
HKSAR v. LEE CHI WAI
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LEE CHI WAI
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA573/1998
The appellate court held the Magistrate's 9 month starting point was not excessive given the gravity of lending money to enable a suspected person to flee after a deadly fire, but the Magistrate erred by limiting the discount for the appellant's substantial cooperation on the ground that the associate remained at large; the proper relief was to reduce the 4 month sentence to 3 months to reflect the full cooperation discount, and the sentences are to be served consecutively.