Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000835/1990 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 28 December 1990.
1. The appellant pleaded guilty before Mr. White in central Magistrates Court to remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration after having landed unlawfully, contrary to section 38(1)(b) of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap. 115. He now appeals against the sentence of 15 months imprisonment, which the magistrate imposed in the absence of mitigating factors.