THE QUEEN v. LO LUNG CHEUNG

HCMA000007/1996

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

(Appellate Jurisdiction)

(MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO. 7 OF 1996)

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BETWEEN
	THE QUEEN	Respondent
	AND
	LO LUNG CHEUNG	Appellant

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Coram : Hon Duffy, J. in Court

Date of hearing : 26 February 1996

Date of handing down judgment : 1 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 15 months for being in Hong Kong illegally. This was a perfectly proper sentence and in line with the normal range of sentence for offences of this nature. The Appellant however persuaded me that his father was ill and that he had come to Hong Kong to earn money to pay for his father's hospitalization. As an act of mercy, therefore, I reduced the sentence to one of 12 months.

Representation:

Mr Kevin P. Zervous, C.C. for Crown

Lo Lung Cheung in person

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