30 Sept 2005
SEE CHERK CHING v. SUPERINTENDENT OF LAI CHI KOK RECEPTION CENTRE AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- SEE CHERK CHING v. SUPERINTENDENT OF LAI CHI KOK RECEPTION CENTRE AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL4/2005
The Fugitive Offenders Ordinance does not require supporting evidence to be depositions or statements on oath or affirmation nor require translations to be certified on oath; authentication under s.23 is the statutory threshold for admissibility of supporting documents, and on that basis the magistrate's committal was lawful; habeas corpus dismissed.