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HCMA318/2025

香港特別行政區 訴 劉少蘭

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Case Details

Case ReferenceHCMA318/2025
CourtCourt of First Instance of the High Court 高等法院(原訟法庭)
Date Published2026-03-19
LanguageTraditional Chinese
NCN[2026] HKCFI 1593
Claimant / Applicant香港特別行政區
Defendant / Respondent劉少蘭
Judges高等法院原訟法庭暫委法官張潔宜
Claimant Counsel律政司高級檢控官馮美琪

Judgment Summary

Facts

  • •Appellant convicted of 2 counts of handling proceeds of indictable offence.
  • •Count 1: ZA Bank, ~HK$828k transactions, included scam proceeds.
  • •Count 2: PAO Bank, ~HK$952k transactions, included scam proceeds.
  • •Magistrate rejected appellant's defence based on evidence and financial background.
  • •Sentence: 15 months per count, 5 months consecutive, total 20 months.
  • •Appellant appealed against sentence as manifestly excessive.

Issues

  • •Whether the sentence was manifestly excessive.
  • •Whether the Magistrate erred in principle regarding sentencing starting point.
  • •Whether comparable cases warranted a lower sentence.

Outcome

  • •Appeal against sentence dismissed.
  • •Original sentence maintained.
  • •Total imprisonment term of 20 months upheld.
  • •5 months of Count 1 consecutive to Count 2 upheld.

Implication

  • •Money laundering warrants deterrent sentences.
  • •Immediate imprisonment is usual even for first offenders.
  • •Lack of profit or exact knowledge of source is not automatic mitigation.
  • •Sentencing aligns with precedents for amounts over HK$1 million.

Laws & Authorities Cited

  • §《有組織及嚴重罪行條例》(Cap. 455), s.25(1), s.25(3)
  • §Secretary for Justice v Wan Kwok Keung [2012] 1 HKLRD 197
  • §Secretary for Justice v Siu Yun Yee [2017] 3 HKLRD 678
  • §HKSAR v Lam Ka Sin [2021] 2 HKLRD 32
  • §HKSAR v Lakthong Somsamai HCMA 313/2007
  • §香港特別行政區 訴 高翠玉 HCMA 285/2020
  • §香港特別行政區 訴 何善恆 HCMA 51/2018
  • §HKSAR v Hui Lai Ki (2024) 27 HKCFAR 265
  • §HKSAR v Javid Kamran CACC 400/2004
  • §HKSAR v Xu Xia Li [2004] 4 HKC 16
  • §香港特別行政區 訴 許有益 [2010] 5 HKLRD 536
  • §香港特別行政區 訴 Boma [2012] 2 HKLRD 33
  • §香港特別行政區 訴 黃得煒 [2015] 2 HKLRD 159
  • §律政司司長 對 劉文英 [2012] 4 HKLRD 429
  • §律政司司長 訴 倪鳳仙 [2013] 5 HKLRD 95
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