Sentencing Disparity in Hong Kong's Corruption Regime: A Case Study of the 2026 Ho Siu-tung Police Bribery Case

Ruilam Hui

No 4vpd7_v1, LawArchive from Center for Open Science

Abstract: This project contains a legal research paper examining sentencing principles in Hong Kong's corruption regime through the high-profile case of Ho Siu-tung, a Chief Inspector of Police who was sentenced to thirty months imprisonment for accepting over HK$1.14 million in bribes from a businessman. The paper analyzes the legal framework governing corruption offences in Hong Kong, compares the Ho case with other corruption cases involving law enforcement officers, and examines personal mitigation factors including the defendant's exceptional career trajectory, his mother's cancer diagnosis, and his loss of housing and retirement benefits. The paper argues that while the court properly balanced aggravating and mitigating factors, the case exposes tensions in sentencing between deterrence and rehabilitation for high-ranking public officials who fall from grace.

Date: 2026-08-30
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DOI: 10.31228/osf.io/4vpd7_v1

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