Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000910/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 25 November 1997.
1. The appellant was convicted by her own plea of overstaying in Hong Kong. She came to Hong Kong on a two way China Permit on 19 th December 1993 and she should not stay beyond 9 th March 1994 but she stayed on until she was arrested on 8 th August 1997. She had overstayed for three years and five months. She was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment. The magistrate adopted a starting point of 15 months and reduced it to 10 months taking into account her plea and the fact that she came to Hong Ko