THE QUEEN
CHAN HUNG
Mr Tam Yiu Ho, S.C.C
Mr Wilson Chan, (D.L.A.)
HCMA 1063/1995
HCMA001063/1995
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
(Appellate Jurisdiction)
MAGISTRACY APPEAL No.1063 of 1995
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Coram : Hon Duffy, J. in Court
Date of Hearing : 8 February 1996
Date of handing down judgment : 15 February 1996
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J U D G M E N T
1. This was an appeal against a sentence of 18 months imposed for possession of a forged Hong Kong identity card and for remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration. These were perfectly proper sentences, particularly as the appellant had two previous convictions for similar offences. However, Mr Wilson Chan, who appeared on the appeal, submitted that there were strong humanitarian considerations in this case. Documentation of a persuasive nature was produced regarding her father's illness and therefore on humanitarian grounds I allowed the appeal so that she could be released immediately.
Representation:
Mr Tam Yiu Ho, S.C.C., for Crown
Mr Wilson Chan, (D.L.A.), for Appellant
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