3 Nov 2004
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. PAO WAI HONG
- Citation
- SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. PAO WAI HONG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAAR3/2004
Although the fraud was serious and custodial sentences would normally be appropriate for senior public servants convicted after trial, the Court exercised its discretion under s81B to refuse to substitute immediate imprisonment because substantial restitution (including a further payment of interest) and other mitigating circumstances, taken together, justified maintaining the concurrent 12‑month sentences suspended for two years despite the lack of demonstrated remorse.