Read the full judgment text of HCMA 821/2012 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 3 January 2013.
1. The Appellant is a man in his early twenties. On 3 October 2012 he stole a notepad from a store, and was caught by a member of its staff. The police were called. Upon searching the Appellant, they found in his possession a Hong Kong Identity Card in the name of Tsoi Wai-on. Also in his possession, as was found upon a further search by the police, was his United States passport. It was discovered that he was an overstayer, he having entered Hong Kong lawfully on 18 May 2012 and having been per