THANG THIEU QUYENHO QUAY NGUYENCHU MING HONGHOANG VIET SINHTRAN HOA BUUTUONG CAN QUANGDIEP MINH QUANG v THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATIONTHE SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGH ISLAND DETENTION CENTRE

Read the full judgment text of FACV 000002/1998 on BabelCite. This FACV judgment was delivered on 23 July 1998.

1. In this appeal, we are concerned with administrative powers of detention under the Immigration Ordinance ("the Ordinance"). It is common ground (and rightly so) that they are subject to the implied limitation that they can only be exercised reasonably. The question is whether the applicants' current detention is lawful. On a habeas corpus challenge, the judge held that it was not and ordered their release. The Court of Appeal reversed him. As a result of undertakings given to the High Court b

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