it is initially a matter for his discretion as to what enquiries
he should make and as long as he acts fairly in coming to his
decision and the decision itself is reasonable, the courts cannot
normally intervene. The Home Secretary has a parallel discretion
to that given to the courts under s. 11. The limits on the power
of the court to intervene in the case of a person who is subject
to an order to return to a Colony such as Hong Kong is emphasised
by the supplementary provisions contained in s. 13 which only
apply to a person subject to an order for return to a foreign
state. That section gives a specific right to the person
concerned to make
representations at any time before the
expiration of a period of 15 days and places an express duty on
the Secretary of State to consider those representations and
ensures that if a person wishes to make an application for
judicial review, he should be in a position to do so. Thre are
no similar requirements expresssly imposed on the Home Secretary
in respect of Mr. Osman. However, the Home Secretary having
agreed to receive Mr. Osman's Representations was then required
not only to receive them but also to consider them, but
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