Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000649/2000 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 August 2000.
1. The appellant pleaded guilty to two charges before Mr K.A. Browne in Western Magistracy. The first charge was one of making a false statement for the purpose of obtaining an entry permit, in that he had stated that a boy was his son, but in fact he was not. The second charge was a similar charge which was when, after the boy had arrived in Hong Kong from China and when he applied for a re-entry permit, the appellant again asserted to the Immigration authorities that the boy was his son, but i