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Hong Kong Case Law

Multiplicity/duplication of charges
  • 28 Jun 1996

    RE YEUNG YAN CHI

    Citation
    RE YEUNG YAN CHI
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP2049/1996

    The application was dismissed because the applicant failed to raise an arguable case that his detention was unlawful: (1) the committal warrant sufficiently identified the offences for extradition purposes whether described as common law or statutory; (2) common law offences alleged were not abolished by statute and thus were known to law; and (3) there was no abuse of process under section 23 justifying refusal to consider the second application. Accordingly no leave to issue a writ of habeas corpus was granted.