Read the full judgment text of HCMA 650/2011 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 28 March 2012.
1. On 7 August 2011 the appellant was convicted after a trial before Mr Cheang Kei Hong Magistrate, of taking employment while being a person who remains in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration after having landed in Hong Kong unlawfully, an offence contrary to section 38AA(1)(a) and 38AA(2) of the Immigration Ordinance Cap. 115. He was sentenced to be imprisoned for 22 months and 2 weeks.