Read the full judgment text of HCMA 001478/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 4 April 1997.
1. This is an appeal from Mr Line who has very properly given leave to appeal out of time for three Vietnamese illegal immigrants. All pleaded guilty to remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration and were sentenced to 15 months imprisonment. I have dealt with the appeals together. They raise an important point because there appears to be a difference of approach, it may be by some magistrates and indeed by some High Court judges, as to the appropriate sentence to