Man jailed for robbing hotel maid

A man who tied up and robbed a hotel worker, but was tracked by police because he registered in his own name, was jailed for 4? years yesterday.

Chan Kwong-ming, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of robbery before Mr Justice Thomas Gall in the Court of First Instance on May 13 but sentencing was adjourned for background reports.

Yesterday, the court heard Chan had a troubled childhood and had spent eight of the past nine years in detention.

Eventually he fell in with triads.

'Unless you change your mind about associating with people like that, you will continue to get into trouble,' Mr Justice Gall told him.

But he also said he did not see the link between Chan's present crime and his personal history.