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Hong Kong Case Law

Unlawful remaining (illegal entry)
  • 30 Apr 1998

    HKSAR v. CHAN KIN CHUNG

    Citation
    HKSAR v. CHAN KIN CHUNG
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC688/1997

    The court upheld conviction because the three limbs of recent possession were satisfied: stolen items were positively identified and found in the applicant's possession within hours of the burglary, and the applicant's explanations were wholly incredible; accordingly the inference of guilty knowledge was justified and the conviction was safe. The three-year sentence for burglary and one-year consecutive sentence for unlawful remaining were appropriate.