Read the full judgment text of CAAR 5/2008 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 19 December 2008.
1. The defendant Wong Lung Wai pleaded guilty to four counts of indecent assault (commonly known as ‘非禮’ in Chinese), contrary to section 122(1) of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200 of the Laws of Hong Kong). On 8 May 2008, Deputy District Judge Rickie Chan sentenced the defendant to probation for 18 months. The Secretary for Justice now applies for a review of the sentence on the ground that it is manifestly inadequate.
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