呢单嘢而家可能令香港海關改例:
Dear friends,
As the end of my stay in HK is approaching, so is the end of the story that embarrassed a nation (OK fine... HK is a special administrative region :P).
It is only fitting that I finish this story just like how I started it.
After discovering on Saturday (5th July 2008) that I may have a possible "criminal record", we have been in contact with practically everyone: HK customs, the police, magistracy officers, the HK Ombudsman, the Australian consulate, politicians, reporters, etc. As you can see, it has been a pretty crazy last couple of days.
Up until now, after many rounds of "email ping-pong" with authorities, we have still yet to receive a full confirmation regarding whether or not I had been given a criminal record from this ordeal. Hopefully, it would just be a record of conviction (which I would still bear for life because I pleaded guilty).
The HK police and HK customs have lead us on a merry-go-round since Saturday and the latest we've heard is that we'll need to wait 3 months until this information is accessible.
However, like all good stories, this one ends on a positive note.
Mr To Kun Sun (also known as To, James To), an influential member of the Legislative Council of HK gave us a call on Wednesday night. He told us that he raised this issue up at a recent council meeting and had persuaded the head of HK Customs to modify the law so that this incident would never happen again. I think the changes would also include more "visible signs" at HK International Airport about what is illegal to be brought in.
I reckon this was a great response and it was the response that Tracy and I have been praying for.
Is this a happy ending? You can judge for yourself. It is unfortunate that we had to cop the punishment first before all this is introduced.
Before I sign off and then to jump on a plane at 9.15am HK time, I would like to thank everyone who has offered me assistance and advice during this time. I thank my bro-in-law Dennis for his legal advice, and also to Adela who has helped me in HK. A special shout out to Pastor Vincent for typing up a great character reference (which, surprisingly, is true as well!) for me to bring to court.
Finally, thanks to everyone who has showed concern and/or prayed for us. God is sovereign and great...and we've witnessed His blessings throughout this difficult time.
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本帖最後由 jwlchan 於 21-7-2008 22:38 編輯 ]
