12 Oct 1987
ATTORNEY GENERAL v. TSUI YIP KEI AND OTHERS
- Citation
- ATTORNEY GENERAL v. TSUI YIP KEI AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA819/1987
A magistrate's blanket refusal to grant remands on an accused's first appearance so as to force immediate pleas, transfers or committal dates is an unreasonable exercise of discretion; remands may be required to allow the Attorney General to assess venue and to obtain forensic certificates and thus the orders striking out for want of prosecution were wrongful and must be set aside and remitted for proper disposition.