27 Nov 1997
HKSAR v. WONG PO WAN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. WONG PO WAN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA865/1997
The magistrate was entitled to activate the suspended sentence because the appellant left the treatment programme without the Society's consent, constituting a breach of condition; however, having regard to probation and DATC reports demonstrating rehabilitation and the period already spent in custody, the Court exercised its discretion to set aside the activated eight month term and substitute a sentence that enabled the appellant's immediate release.