Read the full judgment text of HCMA 251/2021 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 20 January 2022.
1. The Appellant was convicted after trial before Mr Yip Shing-lam Paul, Deputy Magistrate, on 14 May 2021, of a single charge of taking employment while being a person in respect of whom a removal order is in force, contrary to s38AA(1)(b) and 38AA(2) of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap 115. He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 22 months and 14 days. By his Notice of Appeal, dated 20 May 2021, the Appellant appeals his conviction only, on the grounds that it was against the weight of the