Read the full judgment text of HCMA 330/2012 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 2 August 2012.
1. This is an appeal against a sentence of 11 months’ imprisonment. It was passed for the offence of taking employment while being a person in respect of whom a removal order is in force, contrary to sections 38AA(1)(b) and 38AA(2) of the Immigration Ordinance. The appellant pleaded guilty, and the magistrate adopted as a starting point a sentence of 15 months’ imprisonment following the well‑known case of HKSAR v Usman But . That case laid down the sentencing guideline for such an offence.