27 Oct 1993
ATTORNEY GENERAL V. BUI BA PHI AND OTHERS
- Citation
- ATTORNEY GENERAL V. BUI BA PHI AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP3376/1993
The court exercised its discretion to grant detention under s32(4)(b) for a limited period (not exceeding 21 days from 8 October 1993) because there was a realistic prospect that the respondents could give their evidence within a reasonable time (assessed as by end of December), and the public interest in ensuring the proper administration of justice outweighed the respondents' interest in immediate repatriation; detention must be limited and subject to fresh judicial consideration thereafter.