Read the full judgment text of CACC 000263/1999 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 13 August 1999.
1. On 13th May 1999, the Applicant was sentenced by Deputy Judge Thomas in the District Court to terms of imprisonment totalling 3 years 3 months. He had pleaded guilty to two charges: one of burglary and one of remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration. He was sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment on the burglary charge, and to 15 months' imprisonment on the immigration charge, those sentences to be served consecutively to each other. He now applies for leave to a