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FAMC No. 12 of 2009
IN THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS NO. 12 OF 2009 (CRIMINAL)
(ON APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL
FROM HCMA NO. 806 OF 2008)
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Between:
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WAN, CHUN-YIP （溫俊業） |
Applicant |
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HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION |
Respondent |
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Appeal Committee : Mr Justice Chan Acting CJ, Mr Justice Bokhary PJ, and Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ
Date of Hearing : 30 March 2009
Date of Determination : 30 March 2009
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D E T E R M I N A T I O N
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Mr Justice Bokhary PJ :
As we said in Seabrook v. HKSAR (1999) 2 HKCFAR 184 at pp 186J-187A, it is only in “the rarest of cases” that an appeal against sentence would reach the Court of Final Appeal. Seabrook’s case was such a case, involving the resolution of a far-reaching point of sentencing principle. Another such case was Wong Chun Cheong v. HKSAR (2001) 4 HKCFAR 12 which also involved such a point. The present case is in truth one on the quantum of sentence, and is not an appropriate one for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal. In future, it is to be expected that leave applications like this one will be disposed of under rule 7 of the Court’s rules without an oral hearing. Leave is refused.
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(Kemal Bokhary) |
(RAV Ribeiro) |
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Permanent Judge |
Permanent Judge |
Mr Andy Hung Hing Shek (instructed by Director of Legal Aid) for the applicant
Miss Mary Sin (of the Department of Justice) for the respondent
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