Read the full judgment text of HCMA 584/2016 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 13 February 2017.
1. The Appellant was convicted after trial in the Magistrates’ Court on a charge that, contrary to Section 38AA(1)(a) and (2) of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115), he, on 15 March 2016, in Fanling, took up employment, namely as an odd-job worker, who remains in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration after having landed unlawfully. He appeals against his conviction.