Tag: sentenced

Man sentenced for breaching compulsory quarantine order *******************************************************      A 41-year-old man was sentenced by the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts today (December 21) to two months’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, for violating the Compulsory Quarantine of Certain Persons Arriving at Hong Kong Regulation (Cap. 599C).      The man was issued a compulsory quarantine order on November 30, 2020, stating that he must conduct quarantine at a hotel for 14 days. Without reasonable excuse nor permission given by an authorised officer, he went to the office of the Immigration Department on the same day to handle issues relating ... Read more

Two women sentenced for breaching compulsory quarantine order *************************************************************      Two women were sentenced by Kowloon City and West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts today (October 15) for violating the Compulsory Quarantine of Certain Persons Arriving at Hong Kong Regulation (Cap. 599C) and the Compulsory Quarantine of Persons Arriving at Hong Kong from Foreign Places Regulation (Cap. 599E) respectively.      The first case involved a woman aged 57, who was earlier issued a compulsory quarantine order stating that she must conduct quarantine at home for 14 days. Before the expiry of the quarantine order, she left the place of quarantine twice ... Read more

Five persons sentenced for breaching compulsory quarantine order ****************************************************************      Five persons were sentenced by the Magistrates’ Courts today (August 25) for violating the Compulsory Quarantine of Certain Persons Arriving at Hong Kong Regulation (Cap. 599C).        The five cases involve three men and two women aged between 29 and 74, who were each issued with a compulsory quarantine order on different dates earlier stating that they must conduct quarantine at home for 14 days. Before the expiry of their respective quarantine orders, they left the places of quarantine without reasonable excuse nor permission given by an authorised ... Read more

Woman sentenced for violating Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation **************************************************************************      A 25-year-old woman was sentenced to immediate imprisonment for 14 days by the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts today (August 18) for violating the Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation (Cap. 599A) (the Regulation).      The woman was classified as a close contact of a COVID-19 confirmed case and was subsequently transferred to Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre for isolation on December 15, 2020. On December 23, 2020, she felt unwell and was sent to North Lantau Hospital for medical treatment. However, she did not follow the instructions to return to the ... Read more

Two men sentenced to imprisonment for assaulting FEHD officers **************************************************************      Two men were sentenced to immediate imprisonment today (July 16) at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts for assaulting Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) officers earlier.        The first defendant was charged six charges including two counts of common assault, obstructing or using abusive language to public officers in the execution of duty, obstruction of a public place, hawking without a licence and selling restricted food without permission in writing. He was sentenced to 21 days’ immediate imprisonment for the first two charges which run concurrently, and ... Read more