Read the full judgment text of HCMA 589/2012 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 23 January 2013.
1. The 1 st to 3 rd Appellants (i.e. the 5 th to 7 th defendants out of the 7 defendants in the trial) pleaded guilty in court to one count of “failing to comply with the Stop Notice issued by the Planning Department”, contrary to section 23(6) of the Town Planning Ordinance, Cap. 131 of the Laws of Hong Kong (“the Ordinance”). They were fined between $80,000 to $100,000 by Andrew Ma, a magistrate, on 8 August 2012. The three Appellants appealed against sentence.
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