Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000569/2002 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 5 November 2002.
1. On 28 May 2002, the appellant, YI Mei-ling appeared before a magistrate in North Kowloon Magistracy on a charge of remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration after having landed unlawfully in Hong Kong, contrary to s.38(1)(b) of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap. 115. She was represented by Mr Yeung Shak-nung of the Duty Lawyer Services. According to the audio record, the charge was read to the appellant. She pleaded guilty. The summary of facts were read out in