Read the full judgment text of HCMA 389/2012 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 22 August 2012.
1. This is my judgment on the appeal. The appellant was convicted on his own plea by Mr S Smout Permanent Magistrate of remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration after having landed unlawfully, contrary to section 38(1)(b) of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap 115 and possession of a forged identity card contrary to section 7A(1) of the Registration of Persons Ordinance, Cap 177. On each of these charges he was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment and 12 months imp