Read the full judgment text of HCMA 001111/1995 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 12 March 1996.
1. This was an appeal against a sentence of 21 months imposed for using a Hong Kong identity card relating to another and breach of condition of stay. In her submissions on behalf of the Appellant, Miss Remedios suggested that a distinction should be drawn between the Appellant in this case and an illegal immigrant. However, the evidence was that the Appellant had come to Hong Kong on the strength of a valid Chinese Two-way Permit and had been granted permission to stay in Hong Kong till 1st Jun