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CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BR
852 840 1976
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Coram : The Hon. Dates of Hearing
MI.
Justice Kaplan in Court
: 18th-22nd March, 1991
Date of Delivery of Judgment : 22nd April, 1991
HEAO NOT E
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whether
Constitutional Law - appointment of magistrate Governor Can delegate his power to appoint magistrates under Article XIV of Letters Patent to Chief Justice whether he has effectively. done
Section 5 Magistrates Ordinance, Cap. 227:
Judicial Services Commission Ordinance/ Cap. 92: if.no power to delegate is magistrate
á facto' magistrate.
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JUDGMENT
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I ave before me applications for Write of Habeas Corpus by Deacon Chiu and his son David Chiu made pursuant to leave gr nted by Wazareth, 15. on 11th March 1991.
On. 10th November 1983 Deacon Chiu having been arrested, was prought before Central MagistrACY on two charges of conspiracy to falsely account. 12 further charges were added later. He was remanded on bail by MI. Hill.
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On 18th April 1990 Deacon Chiu was further remanded on bail: by... Mṛ.. Peter Line on the same terms a3
arfler fixed by Mr. Hill.
On 10th Fegruary 1989 David Chiu having been arrested, was orought before Central Magistracy on સ charge conspiracy to falsely account. Two further charges were
remanded on sail by Miss Cannon.
of aqued
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He was
earlier
On loth April 1990 David Chiu was further remanded on ball by Mr. Peter Line on the same terms fixed by MASS Cannen
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Between. 10th September 1990 and 17th October 1990, vir. Line hearu submissions on Jehalf t ooth Chius for a permanent stay of the hearing
charges against them.
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