3 Mar 2004
HKSAR v. WAN KWONG CHIU
- Citation
- HKSAR v. WAN KWONG CHIU
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC349/2003
The Court held that although the offence involved careful planning and posed a substantial risk of prejudice, the early detection and absence of any actual loss, together with the specific factual differences from typical credit card fraud, rendered the 4 year sentence manifestly excessive; a 3 year term properly reflected the defendant's criminality.