Read the full judgment text of HCMP 001703/1991 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 11 July 1991.
1. This is an application for bail by a man currently detained in Lai Chi Kok. I heard the application in chambers but I am giving my judgment in open court as it raises an important point of public importance with regard to bail applications and the newly enacted Bill of Rights. I have not named the defendant as he will ultimately be tried, and nothing said here is indicative in any way of the result of the trial, nor will I deal in detail with the contents of the many affidavits filed in supp