2 X* E3 }2 Q4 h6 S. Z7 ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAccording to recent press reports, an elderly person in his seventies with a history of heart problems had in the past 6 years used forged ID cards he purchased in Shenzhen which showed him to be younger than he actually was, so that he could continue to be employed as a security guard to support himself and his wife, without not relying on welfare. His work performance was good during the relevant period and he had received written commendations from the Police. & y1 R" K* }0 a2 swww2.tvboxnow.com 6 |9 b/ W4 X3 M; qwww2.tvboxnow.comHowever, the fact that his identity card was not genuine was eventually discovered. The elderly lost his job and was prosecuted, and he was sentenced to 4 months’ imprisonment last Thurday. The correctness or otherwise of the decision has led to much discussion among members of the public. We are not in a position to comment on the sentence in this case solely based on the facts as stated in the recent reports. We can only note generally that obtaining a monetary advantage by deception is considered as a serious offence by the Court, and it is common for those convicted of such an offence to be sentenced to imprisonment. As such, we call on everyone who is commenting on the correctness or otherwise of the decision to exercise restraint and refrain from making abusive or unfounded attacks on individual judges. : D+ g! [9 J! v6 J1 B- T0 P2 VTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。www2.tvboxnow.com! Q3 M; B* v6 Q& n$ k' k
Returning to the case itself, it is perhaps the case that this tragic matter demonstrates that the law may at times not be an appropriate tool to deal with or rectify all injustices in the society. The law is enforced by the application of certain general principles, and it is difficult for such principles to seek to cater for every single scenario and case. This case has in fact raised some deeper social issues. Whilst we now have longer life expectancy and are capable to remain in work longer, why does the labour market increasingly shut out these elderly workers? In an affluent society like Hong Kong, why are those elderly citizens who are living in poverty not entitled to share the fruits of our success, but are instead forced to seek tough but low-paying jobs in order to support themselves? When a society's civility is measured by how it treats its weakest members, why are we stigmatising all welfare recipients as the “lazy poor”? This makes the social vulnerable groups feel pressured into thinking that receiving welfare is somehow undignified.www2.tvboxnow.com1 i8 E. c2 Z# L. O( X- \9 P
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We in the legal profession and other professions should learn from this incident and other similar incidents that our so-called better education does not mean we know everything and can see fit to "teach" others how they should live their lives. What we need is to demonstrate more humility, empathy and love towards the vulnerable in society, to learn from them and let them have the respect and dignity they deserve. * C, d+ s, i3 K' f1 A3 l! bTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- G5 x; G, P6 O5 d
Progressive Lawyers Group , X% c! j0 E O( B4 p) V23 April 2015作者: felicity2010 時間: 2015-4-23 12:14 PM
張震遠 判囚六星期 准保釋候上訴 1 s( e' s/ e) r: Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb + x, M; a8 m8 ?: j公仔箱論壇 ; O5 m# P9 d' s- ]5 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb `7 D) q! H6 ~& ~8 R. `+ P# ]www2.tvboxnow.com 3 v j4 N, J% `【早上11時22分更新報道和標題,補充法官准許保釋和判刑內容。】 ! @7 Z2 z3 K5 R( r) X! JTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。公仔箱論壇- s8 }2 o3 E7 N X
前行會成員及前商交所主席張震遠,因拖欠員工薪金約34萬,今早於九龍城裁判法院被判囚6星期,他隨即申請保釋等候上訴,獲法庭批准,准以現金5000元保釋等候上訴,期間不准離港,以及要交出所有旅遊證件。張震遠約11時許離開法院,面帶微笑,但沒回應記者問題。 3 L& u2 ?1 \& T9 ^# w0 u) T8 _www2.tvboxnow.comtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' A, H. R* P! I3 D2 w3 Q
裁判官判刑時表示,張震遠被起訴後,一直住在淺灣寓所,上月底搬往跑馬地月租達16萬元的單位,租金雖由妻子支付,但反映他有其他方法籌錢,卻沒將還錢給員工放在優先位置,認為他沒悔意,故不適合判處社會服務令或緩刑。www2.tvboxnow.com7 v5 s0 Y; Z' D7 `2 u: a