22 Mar 2017
HKSAR v. NAM KA CHAI
- Citation
- HKSAR v. NAM KA CHAI
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC81/2016
The applicant's report to police was compelled and did not amount to voluntary surrender so it did not attract additional mitigation; however his substantial assistance to the prosecution warranted the upper limit discount of 45% from a 12‑year starting point producing 6 years 7 months, the court preserved the judge's discretionary 3‑month credit yielding 6 years 4 months and, taking into account remissions and earliest release calculations, substituted a sentence permitting immediate release; extension of time and admission of fresh evidence were granted in the interests of justice.