Read the full judgment text of CACC 000186/1999 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 3 August 1999.
1. The applicant, Lau Yik-ming, seeks leave to appeal against his conviction of one charge of burglary. For this offence, he was sentenced by His Honour Judge Longley in the District Court to imprisonment for 3 years. He also received a sentence of 18 months' imprisonment after pleading guilty to a charge of remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration. The sentences were ordered to be served consecutively bringing the total to 4 years and 6 months. The applicant a