THE QUEEN
LO LUNG CHEUNG
Mr Kevin P. Zervous, C.C.
HCMA 7/1996
HCMA000007/1996
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
(Appellate Jurisdiction)
(MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO. 7 OF 1996)
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Coram : Hon Duffy, J. in Court
Date of hearing : 26 February 1996
Date of handing down judgment : 1 March 1996
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J U D G M E N T
1. This was an appeal against a sentence of 15 months for being in Hong Kong illegally. This was a perfectly proper sentence and in line with the normal range of sentence for offences of this nature. The Appellant however persuaded me that his father was ill and that he had come to Hong Kong to earn money to pay for his father's hospitalization. As an act of mercy, therefore, I reduced the sentence to one of 12 months.
Representation:
Mr Kevin P. Zervous, C.C. for Crown
Lo Lung Cheung in person