Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000326/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 July 1997.
1. The appellant pleaded guilty to one count of Breach of Condition of Stay contrary to the Immigration Ordinance. The actual length of whole stay was in excess of for 1½ years. The learned Magistrate in the court below imposed a fine of $5,000. You were, however, unable to come up with the money and subsequently, having appeared before the learned Magistrate again, the fine was set aside and a sentence of three month's imprisonment suspended for two years was substituted.