24 Oct 1986
RE PHILIP YU KIN CHUN
- Citation
- RE PHILIP YU KIN CHUN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP2267/1986
The judge exercised the court's discretion to refuse to entertain the habeas corpus application because an alternative statutory remedy (appeal to the Court of Appeal) was available, the issues raised (including questions about the Master’s jurisdiction and open court procedure) were fit for determination on appeal, and it was not necessary to decide the disputed effect of the Habeas Corpus Acts 1679 and 1816; accordingly the application was dismissed with costs.