<Dl> <Dd> The Rule was abolished "for all purposes" in Hong Kong by s. 33 Offences Against the Person Ordinance (added by Ordinance No. 32 of 2000) following the recommendation of the Law Commission of Hong Kong; the Commission did not consider it necessary to set a time limit beyond which prosecutions required the consent of the Secretary of Justice . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> The Rule was abolished "for all purposes" in Hong Kong by s. 33 Offences Against the Person Ordinance (added by Ordinance No. 32 of 2000) following the recommendation of the Law Commission of Hong Kong; the Commission did not consider it necessary to set a time limit beyond which prosecutions required the consent of the Secretary of Justice . </Dd> <P> A year and a day is a minimum incarceration sentence for felonies in many jurisdictions, and is one of the main features distinguishing felonies from misdemeanors . For some crimes, this is the minimum penalty, as traditionally in English - speaking, common law countries, misdemeanors may not entail a sentence of a year or more (hence, "eleven months and twenty - nine days") whereas felonies are traditionally punished by incarceration of over one year, hence "a year and a day ." Furthermore, in many jurisdictions, prisoners are eligible for parole only if their sentences are longer than a year; by imposing a sentence of a year and a day, judges can offer defendants a chance at parole . In the United States federal system, only sentences of more than one year allow prisoners to obtain early release for good time while incarcerated . As a result, a sentence of a year and a day can lead to less time served than a sentence of a year . </P>

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