The Queen v. Ng Wai-man
Read the full judgment text of HCMA 259/1989 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 14 July 1989.
1. On the 10th of November, 1988 the appellant pleaded guilty to four charges of false accounting and was fined $3,000 on each charge.
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HCMA000259/1989 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG (Appellate Jurisdiction) MAGISTRACY APPEAL No. 259 OF 1909 BETWEEN
Coram: de Basto, J. Date of Hearing: 14 July 1989 Date of Judgment: 14 July 1989 ---------------------- J U D G M E N T --------------------- 1. On the 10th of November, 1988 the appellant pleaded guilty to four charges of false accounting and was fined $3,000 on each charge. 2. On 29th November of last year the appellant applied for a review at the end of which the magistrate reduced the fines to $1,000 on each charge thus reducing the fines from $12,000 to $4,000. 3. Apparently an ICAC Officer was not present during that review and so there was a second review on the 14th December year at which the magistrate set aside the reduction to $1,000 on each charge. 4. On 21st December of last year he heard the facts again and on the first two charges he fined the appellant $3,000 each, and on the second two charges, $1,000 each making a total of $8,000. 5. The appellant was legally represented throughout. She feels aggrieved. 6. In the very unusual circumstances of this case, and I emphasise that, I uphold the appeal and set aside the fines on Charges A and B and reduce them from $3,000 to $1,000 on each charge.
Representation: Miss Crebbin, Senior Crown Counsel for Crowd. Mr. Richard WONG assigned by D.L.A. for appellant. |