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Hong Kong Case Law

Statutory offences under registration of persons ordinance and immigration ordinance
  • 27 Jun 2002

    HKSAR v. LIYANAGE RENUKA PADMINI PERERA

    Citation
    HKSAR v. LIYANAGE RENUKA PADMINI PERERA
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA424/2002

    The magistrate's sentencing was proper and the appellant failed to demonstrate exceptional humanitarian grounds; the serious illness of a near relative, without more, does not justify a further reduction of sentence or early release; appeal dismissed.

    • Use of another person's identity card
    • Overstay/immigration breach
    • Humanitarian grounds for sentence reduction
    • Concurrent sentencing
    • Statutory offences under registration of persons ordinance and immigration ordinance