Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000787/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 26 September 1997.
1. The appellant pleaded guilty to one count of making a false declaration contrary to Section 36(a) of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap. 200. The learned magistrate imposed a sentence of four months' imprisonment, plus a fine of $2,000. In his reasons for sentence, the learned magistrate indicated that this is one of the offences which warrants a deterrent sentence. He did not however support his observation by referring to any statistics, either by way of the number of cases being prosecuted under th