Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000016/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 29 February 1996.
1. This was an appeal against a sentence of 12 months for remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration and possession of a forged Hong Kong identity card. The sentence was a perfectly proper one, if slightly lower than normal sentences imposed for offences of this sort.