21 Apr 1998
HKSAR v. LO PO TAK
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LO PO TAK
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC608/1997
The deputy judge erred by effectively treating s.60(1) arson as s.60(2) arson endangering life and by adopting an 8 year starting point beyond his jurisdictional limit; the correct starting point for each s.60(1) offence in these facts is 6 years, a one‑third reduction for a guilty plea yields 4 years per count, and the two like offences should run concurrently, producing concurrent 4 year sentences.