Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000309/2003 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 18 June 2003.
1. The appellant in this case pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal remaining in Hong Kong but denied one charge of theft. He was convicted of the theft charge after trial. He now appeals against his conviction in relation to the theft charge only and sentenced in respect of both charges. For the theft charge, he was sentenced the 12 months' imprisonment, for the illegal remaining charge 15 months' imprisonment. The trial magistrate had ordered that six months out of the theft charge to run cons