HKSAR v. ALE, BAL CHANDRA

HCMA 70/2020

[2020] HKCFI 979

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO 70 OF 2020

(ON APPEAL FROM STCC 183/2020)

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1.  The appellant had been charged with breach of condition of stay and upon his plea of guilty, he was sentenced to 9 months’ imprisonment. The appellant was seemingly dissatisfied with the conviction and appeals against his conviction.

2.  As Mr Hui has pointed out, the appellant was properly represented in the magistrate’s court by a duty lawyer and also the plea and facts were read to him through an interpreter, so none of the circumstances rendering his plea a nullity existed and the appellant himself had merely given the court the reason for his appeal was that he wanted his liberty, that is not a reason for changing his plea and so this appeal is dismissed.