3 Dec 2001
RE CHENG KAI NAM, GARY
- Citation
- RE CHENG KAI NAM, GARY
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL3568/2001
No arguable constitutional right exists requiring a trial judge to speak the specific official language chosen by an accused; Article 9 and the Official Languages Ordinance permit use of interpreters and vest language choice in the trial judge under s.5; the listing judge acted rationally within his preparatory discretion and did not act Wednesbury unreasonably, therefore leave to apply for judicial review is refused.