plaintiff: []
defendant:
- POON LOK MAN (潘樂民)
jurisdiction_code: HKCA
jurisdiction_name: 香港特別行政區高等法院上訴法庭
case_location:
- 香港特別行政區
case_reason: >-
  Appellant appeals against his sentence of 2 years and 8 months' imprisonment for dealing with funds,
case_object:
- sentence reduction
judgment_result:
- charge: Sentence determination (liability issue)
  result: Disallowed. The Court of Appeal reduced the sentence from 2 years and 8 months' imprisonment
    to 2 years' imprisonment, considering the role played by the appellant in the case was less culpable
    than that of an offender who is 'used' for money laundering without knowledge of the crime behind
    the proceeds.
judgment_summary: >-
  In HKSAR v POON LOK MAN (潘樂民), the appellant appealed his sentence of 2 years and 8 months' imprisonment
  for dealing with funds, arguing for a reduction in sentence. The case involved three charges related
  to property known or believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence, where PW1 and PW
involved_entities:
- entity_name: Hon Cheung JA
  reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: Barma JJA
  reason: Judge in the Court of Appeal who heard the appeal with Hon Cheung JA.
- entity_name: HKSAR
  reason: Respondent in the case, representing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
- entity_name: POON LOK MAN (潘樂民)
  reason: Appellant in the case who pleaded guilty to three charges of dealing with property known or
    believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence.
- entity_name: H H Judge Douglas Yau
  reason: District Court judge who originally sentenced the appellant to 2 years and 8 months' imprisonment.
- entity_name: PW1
  reason: Person deceived by investment and lottery fraud, remitted HK$355,251.90 into one of the appellant’s
    bank accounts (charge 1).
- entity_name: PW2
  reason: Person deceived by investment and lottery fraud, remitted HK$547,969 and HK$618,835.31 into
    one of the appellant’s bank accounts (charge 3).
- entity_name: Ah Yung
  reason: Person who had a connection with the inward remittance of HK$618,835.31.