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Taiwanese man jailed 12 years in judge's final Hong Kong case

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A Taiwanese man has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison for cocaine trafficking into Hong Kong. The sentencing was delivered by Judge Wilson Chan, marking his final public act before mandatory retirement due to judicial plagiarism. The defendant, Miao Chi-hung, admitted to bringing 890 grams of cocaine into Hong Kong in August 2019. Judge Chan reduced the sentence from an initial 18.5 years to account for the guilty plea. AI

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Taiwanese man jailed 12 years in judge's final Hong Kong case

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

    Taiwanese man jailed for 12 years in embattled Hong Kong judge’s last case

    A Taiwanese man has been jailed for more than 12 years for trafficking cocaine into Hong Kong seven years ago – a case that marks an embattled judge’s final public appearance as a member of the bench. Judge Wilson Chan Ka-shun delivered the sentence at the High Court on Thursday,…

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