3 Jun 2003
RE THE LINK TRADING CO LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- RE THE LINK TRADING CO LTD AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL11/2003
On proper construction of Cap.525 ss.2,8 and 12 an authorised officer may lawfully seize 'things' including files or bundles under s.12(6) without completing detailed on‑site sifting; review of seized items by Hong Kong Customs (including with foreign officers) to enable decisions under ss.12(8)/(11) was lawful; the Secretary for Justice was not required to afford the applicants a prior hearing or disclose the overseas s.12(11) notice before directing originals to be sent abroad; the US requests were within the scope of Cap.525 and the US Order; the judicial review applications were therefore…