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too low in all the circumstances.
However, we have to consider whether
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an overall sentence of 5 years was manifestly excessive in this case.
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Having considered the seriousness of these offences and the aggravating
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features, we do not agree that an overall sentence of 5 years was manifestly
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excessive. We dismissed the application for leave to appeal against
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sentence.
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Comments and observation
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50.
Throughout the trial the identity of the complainant was kept
secret. She was named Miss X on the indictment and was also addressed
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as Miss X when she gave evidence. However, while going through the
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transcript, we were perturbed to note that references were made during her
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testimony which could well have disclosed her real identity.
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Firstly, she was asked her MSN address which she gave.
The address clearly showed her name and her year of birth.
Why there
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was a need to know her MSN address was not made clear. As there was
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no dispute that she came to know the applicant via the internet,
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information as to her actual MSN address did not appear to be of
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relevance.
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Furthermore, Miss X was asked to disclose the name of her
school in Hong Kong.
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While we appreciate the need for the defence to
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ask her questions about the general area in which the school was located, a
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reference to a school in that particular area should suffice, without naming
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the actual school.
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