7 May 2012
香港特別行政區 訴 GIAP VANTAN
- Citation
- 香港特別行政區 訴 GIAP VANTAN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA204/2012
The judge applied established precedent that possession/use of a forged or another's identity card by an illegal immigrant attracts a 15 month starting point where the card was used to obtain a benefit; granted a 5 month reduction for the appellant's guilty plea, resulting in 10 months for that offence, and imposed 10 months for unlawful remaining in Hong Kong to run concurrently. The mitigation advanced did not meet the threshold for further reduction; accordingly the sentence of 10 months concurrent on each count was appropriate and was upheld.