THE QUEEN
CHEUNG KIN FAI
Mr Leung Kit Wai
HCMA 832/1996
HCMA000832/1996
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Coram: Hon Mayo JA in Court (sitting as an additional High Court Judge)
Date of hearing: 12 September 1996
Date of Judgment: 12 September 1996
JUDGMENT
Mayo JA:
1. The appellant appeals against the sentences of 18 months' imprisonment imposed upon him for being in possession of someone else's passport and being in Hong Kong without the permission of the Director of Immigration.
2. He has been convicted and served a sentence of imprisonment for similar offences in the recent past. Unfortunately it would appear that he has not learned his lesson. He refers to his difficult family circumstances. These include financial and health problems in connection with his relatives in China.
3. I regret that this is not a valid reason which would justify my interfering with the sentences imposed. They were neither excessive nor wrong in principle and the appeal is dismissed.
Representation:
Mr Leung Kit Wai for Crown Prosecutor
Cheung Kin Fai - Appellant in person/present