Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000256/2008 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 4 November 2008.
1. The Appellant, a man in his mid-20s, was convicted after trial before T.H. Casewell, Esq. in the Magistrate’s Court at Shatin on a charge of breach of condition of stay, contrary to s. 41 of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap. 115. He had arrived in Hong Kong on 29 October 2007 on the strength of a Mainland permit for travelling to and from Hong Kong. Upon arrival here, he was given permission to remain as a visitor for 79 days on condition that he shall not take up any employment here, whether