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Hong Kong Case Law

Precedent (chan mau lung)
  • 21 Nov 2006

    HKSAR v. LAM SZE MUI

    Citation
    HKSAR v. LAM SZE MUI
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA862/2006

    The magistrate's starting point of six months was not flawed; mathematical scaling of the s.21 tariff to s.24 offences is inappropriate because sentencing guidelines must be adjusted for aggravating factors (quantity, prevalence, notorious location, prior convictions) and the appellant's record and the nature of the trade justified a deterrent sentence; therefore the four month sentences were not manifestly excessive and are affirmed.