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Rh expresses remorse and indicates he has had suicidal thoughts. He asks to be given a chance so that he may take care of Mr Tam’s aged mother and seeks a sentence with a definite term.

48. The life sentences imposed by the Judge for the convictions of murder are sentences fixed by law and, in the circumstances, there can be no appeal against them.

Conclusion

49. We are satisfied that none of the grounds of appeal against conviction advanced by the applicant has any merit and that there is nothing unsafe or unsatisfactory about the verdicts returned by the jury.

50. There is no basis for interfering with the life sentences imposed by the Judge in respect of the applicant’s convictions for murder.

Mr Andrew Bruce SC, instructed by Messrs Lo, Wong & Tsui, assigned by Director of Legal Aid, for the Applicant

Mr Alex Lee, SADPP of the Department of Justice, for the Respondent