Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000225/1987 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. The Appellant pleaded guilty in the Magistrates Court to a charge of illegally remaining in Hong Kong contrary to section 38(1)(b) of the immigration Ordinance. He was then 24 years old with a previous conviction in 1986 for using an identity card relating to another person for which he was sentenced to imprisonment for three months. The learned Magistrate sentenced him to imprisonment for 21 months.