Read the full judgment text of CACC 000346/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 16 December 1997.
1. The Applicant was convicted in the District Court on 12th June 1997, following a trial before Deputy Judge Wright, on a charge of attempted robbery. He pleaded guilty to an additional charge of remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration. He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment on the first charge and to nine months' imprisonment on the second. Six months of the sentence in respect of the immigration offence was ordered to be served consecutively, making 5