HKSAR v. RIASAT ALI
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HCMA 179/2022
[2022] HKCFI 2445
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO 179 OF 2022
(ON APPEAL FROM WKCC 3693 OF 2021)
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| HKSAR | Respondent | |
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| RIASAT ALI | Appellant | |
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Before: Hon Campbell-Moffat J in Court
Date of Hearing: 4 August 2022
Date of Judgment: 4 August 2022
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J U D G M E N T
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1. The appellant was convicted of one charge of Theft contrary to s9 of the Theft Ordinance, Cap 210 before Mr TSANG Hing-tung, Patrick sitting at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on 2 March 2022. On 14 April 2022 he was sentenced to 9 months’ imprisonment. By his Notice of Appeal dated 21 April 2022, he now seeks to appeal that conviction.
2. The Appellant failed to attend.
3. This appeal is dismissed. No order as to costs.
| (A P Campbell‑Moffat) Judge of the Court of First Instance High Court |
Ms Cecilia Ng, PP of the Department of Justice, for the respondent
The appellant, unpresented, absent