The Queen v. Lee Keung

HCMA000019/1996

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

(Appellate Jurisdiction)

MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO. 19 OF 1996

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Coram : Hon Duffy, J. in Court

Date of hearing : 7 February 1996

Date of handing down judgment : 13 February 1996

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J U D G M E N T

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1. This was an appeal against sentence. The appellant had been found guilty on his own plea of failing to display a taximeter indicator without reasonable excuse, and stopping or loitering elsewhere than a taxi stand without reasonable excuse while his taxi was available for hire. He was fined $1,000 for each offence.

2. On his application at Appeal I felt that the second offence was not entirely separate from the first offence, and that therefore I could reduce the penalty for the second offence to a fine of $500. The appeal was allowed accordingly.

Representation:

Mr W.S. Cheung, S.A.C.P., for Crown

Appellant (Lee Keung) in person

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