28 May 2004
HKSAR v. WAN PAK SING
- Citation
- HKSAR v. WAN PAK SING
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC535/2003
Where psychiatrists cannot express confidence that a patient will be fit for release within a specified period, a hospital order without a time limit is proper; absent a material change and with updated psychiatric opinion confirming unchanged risk, the court will not interfere with such an order, relying on statutory and case review mechanisms to protect patient and public.