Read the full judgment text of HCAA 000020/1999 on BabelCite. This HCAA judgment was delivered on 3 June 1999.
1. The Appellant was an asylum-seeker from Vietnam. He was repatriated to Vietnam in March 1997. While in Vietnam, he granted Mrs. Pam Baker of Messrs. Pam Baker & Co., a firm of solicitors in Hong Kong, a power of attorney over his affairs pursuant to the Powers of Attorney Ordinance (Cap. 31). In June 1997, the solicitors applied for legal aid on his behalf to fund an action which he wanted to bring against the Department of Correctional Services.
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