Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Pregnancy mitigation

Legal area

Court

20 Mar 2007

HKSAR v. CHEN JUAN

Citation

HKSAR v. CHEN JUAN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA223/2007

The Magistrate's imposition of 15 months' imprisonment was appropriate; pregnancy and desire to give birth in Hong Kong did not amount to exceptional circumstances to reduce the usual sentence, and prior breaches justified maintaining the sentence.
5 Jun 1997

R. v. CHOW CHOI WAH

Citation

R. v. CHOW CHOI WAH
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA351/1997

Although the imposed concurrent sentences of 12 months for the offences were within the appropriate range, the court allowed the appeal on humanitarian grounds combined with the fact the appellant had already served the equivalent of seven months, concluding immediate release and repatriation properly balanced deterrence and clemency.