Today (February 9), major media rushed to report a bad news that is not surprising: 1161 cases have been confirmed today, and the initial diagnosis has reached 800. In the face of this latest data, I wonder if the Secretary for Food and Health, Chan Siu-chiu, will still insist that the COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong is still out of control?
As we all know, the source of the fifth wave of the outbreak is that two former cabin crews of Cathay Pacific were involved in unnecessary activities during medical surveillance after flying from the United States to Hong Kong last year, and one of them was involved in another city Wangyuelou lunch. Eventually, both were diagnosed with the CORONAVIRUS 2019 Omicron variant virus strain. They are also charged with Chapter 599A of the Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation, and the case was arraigned this morning at the Eastern Magistrates' Court. At the request and application of the defence, they did not need to reply today, and the defence applied to the court for a reply to the adjournment case on the grounds that it was necessary to read documents and provide legal advice to the defendant, after which the magistrate approved the adjournment of the case until April 7, during which the two were granted bail of $5,000, during which they were required to surrender all travel documents, not to leave Hong Kong, and not to directly or indirectly contact or harass any prosecution witnesses.
The two male defendants, Huang Yulong (45) and Liu Nuohong (44), both reported as unemployed. They were charged with 1 and 2 counts respectively of "failing to comply with the conditions specified by the Health Director as a person subject to the Medical Inspection Regulations". The charges allege that on 25 December 2021, Wong Yu Lung failed to comply with the conditions specified in the Health Director's Medical Surveillance Notice of 24 December 2021, namely self-isolation in accordance with the exemption conditions specified by the Chief Secretary for Administration. Lau, on the other hand, was involved on 25 and 27 December 2021 and failed to comply with the conditions specified by the Health Officer in the Medical Surveillance Notice of 25 december 2021, namely self-isolation in accordance with the exemption conditions specified by the Chief Secretary for Administration.
From the photos released by the media, the two defendants hired a foreign male legal representative, but the mask that should be the legal representative was not worn correctly! If you don't wear a mask correctly, you won't be able to adequately protect yourself and others around you!
In fact, today the prosecution is ready and the court can hear the defendant's defense, but the two defendants today are protecting their rights and interests in accordance with the law, applying for no defense today, and requesting that the case be postponed for about 8 weeks, and after the defense party obtains all documents related to the case from the prosecution, it will listen to the opinions of the legal representative, so as to decide whether to admit guilt or not to admit guilt on the next arraignment date.
A defendant in any criminal case who, when the case is first defended in court, chooses to plead guilty immediately, and enjoys the maximum commutation discount, that is, one-third of the sentence reduction. If the defendant pleads guilty to the defendant in the lower court today, they can still receive a one-third reduction discount in the next court because the case is not defended today; this provision reflects the full protection of the defendant's legal rights in the Hong Kong legal system. If they do not plead guilty in the next formal plea, the case is scheduled for trial, and if they plead guilty on the day of the formal trial, they will receive only one-fifth of the reduction in sentence. In other words, the sooner defendants in criminal cases confess guilt, the higher the commutation discount they can receive, because they save the court time in handling the case, and the early confession also reflects their remorse for committing the crime.
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