Read the full judgment text of CACC 000509/1980 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 12 July 1980.
1. On the 14th day of May, 1980 the appellant pleaded guilty to the charge of aiding and abetting illegal immigrants to remain in Hong Kong contrary to Section 38 (1)(b) of the Immigration Ordinance Cap. 115 and Section 89 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance Cap. 221. He was convicted of the offence on the 28th day of May 1980 and he has a clear record and the learned magistrate imposed on him a sentence of 12 months imprisonment. The appellant now appeals against this sentence as being manifest