Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000950/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 1 October 1996.
1. On 8 July 1996, this Appellant was sentenced to a total of 12 months' imprisonment by Mr. Tam sitting at Shatin Magistrates' Court. He had pleaded guilty to two offences. The first charge was theft, contrary to section 9 of the Theft Ordinance, of a clock, a radio and a small amount of currency. For this, he received one month's imprisonment. The second charge was remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration, having landed unlawfully in Hong Kong. The 12 months'