Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 27 October 1993.
1. On 7th October, I ordered the detention of 20 Vietnamese migrants for a period of not more than 21 days from 8th October pursuant to Section 32(4)(b) of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115) ("the Ordinance"). The case highlighted the tension which arises between the right of the Crown to be able to call all relevant evidence at the trial of persons charged with serious offences, and the right of a prosecution witness in a criminal trial to return to Vietnam without being detained any longer u