Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000675/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 9 January 1998.
1. The appellant was convicted after trial before a magistrate of a charge of being the employer of a person not lawfully employable, contrary to s. 171(1) of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap. 115. He was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. This appeal only concerns conviction. A notice of appeal against sentence was abandoned during the hearing.