27 Oct 1986
HO SHAU HONG v. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- HO SHAU HONG v. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1593/1986
Police officers may attend and give evidence as individuals if authorised, but information obtained by virtue of and at the time of execution of search warrants and gambling authorizations is protected by public interest privilege and cannot be disclosed to a private disciplinary enquiry; Ocean Timber protects possessory rights in seized articles and limits use of such seized materials to the statutory purpose (prosecution).