Read the full judgment text of CACC 001002/1980 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. Chan Kam-ping, the offence of aiding and abetting the remaining in the Colony of an illegal immigrant is a serious offence which almost invariably carries with it a sentence of immediate custodial imprisonment and the length of that imprisonment is usually, unless there are aggravating or mitigating circumstances, twelve months. In your case the learned magistrate imposed a sentence of nine months. But there are a number of factors which work in your favour. First, you have a clear record, se