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The High Court dismissed a magistracy appeal, upholding convictions for conspiracy to defraud and obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception arising from identity misuse.
The High Court dismissed the conviction appeal in a magistracy appeal over a false instrument and deception charge, but allowed the sentence appeal and substituted 200 hours of community service.
The Court of Appeal held that university records were admissible under s.17A of the Evidence Ordinance and dismissed the leave application to appeal conviction.
Appeal against a 15-month sentence for obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception was allowed because the appellant’s family circumstances amounted to exceptional humanitarian grounds.
The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to treat a prior abandonment of an appeal as a nullity, holding that ignorance of law and lack of advice did not invalidate it.
The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for a section 32(2) certificate, finding no point of law of great and general importance. Earlier convictions on 1–10 charges were quashed by concession.
Court of Appeal held that the applicant’s omission to report relevant changes under the HFA scheme could support deception. Convictions 1–10 were quashed, 11–19 upheld.
The Court of First Instance dismissed an appeal against a conviction for obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception, upholding the magistrate’s credibility findings.
Leave to appeal against conviction was refused. The court upheld findings that the applicant was Li Pui Ling and that her claimed amnesia was not made out.
The High Court dismissed a magistracy appeal against conviction for obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception, finding no bias in bail revocation and no error in credibility assessment.
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