Read the full judgment text of CACC 000980/1982 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The six defendants, whose applications for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence are before us, were originally charged in an indictment which contained 15 counts. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th defendants were acquitted on the 1st count of arranging or assisting the passage of unauthorised entrants to Hong Kong. The 1st to 5th defendants were convicted on the second count, of arranging or assisting the passage within Hong Kong of unauthorised entrants. All were convicted of false impris