R. v. SHAHBAZ HANIF

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

(Appellate Jurisdiction)

MAGISTRACY APPEAL
NO. 1068 OF 1995

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J U D G M E N T

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Duffy, J.:

1. This was an appeal against a total sentence of six months imposed for two offences of making false statements to an Immigration Officer. A reading of the Magistrate's Reasons for Sentence revealed that the Magistrate in fact had imposed concurrent sentences of three months and that these sentences had been wrongly recorded. I therefore allowed the appeal, reducing the sentences to three months on each charge to be served concurrently.