Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000519/2009 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 6 August 2009.
1. The Appellant appeared before the Acting Principal Magistrate sitting at Kwun Tong Magistracy on 9 June 2009 and pleaded guilty to a single charge of remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration after having landed here unlawfully contrary to Section 38(1)(b) of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap. 115, Laws of Hong Kong. He was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment.