THE QUEEN v. CHAN SAU FA

HCMA000039/1996

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

(Appellate Jurisdiction)

MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO.39 OF 1996

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BETWEEN
	THE QUEEN	Respondent
	AND
	CHAN SAU FA	Appellant

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Coram : Hon. Duffy, J. in Court

Date of hearing : 8 March 1996

Date of handing down judgment : 12 March 1996

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J U D G M E N T

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1. This was an appeal against a sentence of 12 months for remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration and possession of a forged travel document. The sentence was a proper sentence but as it has been discovered, since the sentence was passed, that the Appellant is pregnant, I allowed the appeal so that she could be released immediately.

Representation:

Mr Prakash Daryanani, C.C., for Crown

Mr Eric Kwok (D.L.A.) for Appellant

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	(J.M. Duffy)
	Judge of the High Court