Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000825/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 19 September 1996.
1. The appellant appeals against the sentence of 15 months' imprisonment imposed upon her for remaining in Hong Kong without the permission of the Director of Immigration. She was convicted of a similar offence at the beginning of the year. The reason given by the appellant for entering Hong Kong illegally is financial embarrassment occasioned by her mother's physical and mental condition.