7 Nov 1997
HKSAR v. CHOW TAK FAI
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHOW TAK FAI
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC225/1997
The court held that the trial judge erred in treating the higher historic maximum as applicable; the reduced statutory maximum and applicable sentencing principles required reducing the sentence on charge 1 to 18 months after starting from two years and giving some discount for the intended plea despite prior absconding; the Immigration offences' 18 month sentences were appropriate but should run concurrently with each other and consecutively to charge 1; the three month sentence for escape remains consecutive, yielding a total of three years and three months imprisonment.