HKSAR v. WONG KWAN YAU

CACC 376/2002

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 376 OF 2002

(ON APPEAL FROM DCCC 342 OF 2002)

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J U D G M E N T

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1. These were serious offences which greatly damage Hong Kong's reputation as a commercial centre. While I accept that a total sentence of twenty months' immediate custody is a severe sentence, it has to be borne in mind that this is not the first occasion that the applicant has committed an offence of this nature. The offences were also on quite a large scale.

2. The unfortunate family circumstances of the applicant would not of themselves justify any significant reduction of what is an appropriate sentence.

3. The application for leave to appeal against sentence is refused.