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Z v HKSAR

(2007) 10 HKCFAR 183; [2007] 1 HKLRD 977; FACC 9/2006 (proposed FACC 2/2007 was WRONG — corrected to FACC 9/2006; proposed neutral citation '[2007] HKCFA 24' could NOT be confirmed and has been removed)

JurisdictionHong Kong

CourtCourt of Final Appeal

Year2007

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Establishes the principles governing sentence discounts for an offender's assistance to the authorities, including information of 'practical use' to law-enforcement, and confirms that even pre-arrest assistance can be taken into account in mitigation.

Area of Law

Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence

Related Cases

HKSAR v Lo Kin Man (2021) 24 HKCFAR 302; [2021] HKCFA 37

Secretary for Justice v Wong Chi Fung & Others (2018) 21 HKCFAR 35; [2018] HKCFA 4

HKSAR v Ngo Van Nam (and HKSAR v Abdou Maikido Abdoulkarim) [2016] 5 HKLRD 1; CACC 418/2014 (and CACC 327/2015)

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