trial judge will not exercise the powers which he has to ensure

all documents are disclosed in a manner which will ensure that

Mr. Osman is not treated unjustly or oppressively.

Again, the

matters on which Mr. Osman relies are not such as would justify

his discharge. On the evidence which is available to this court

while, as I indicated at the outset of this judgment, the

situation of Mr. Osman evokes sympathy there is no basis for

saying it would be unjust or oppressive to return him to Hong

Kong so that the issue of his innocence or guilt of the very

serious crimes with which he is charged can be determined in the

appropriate forum. While I do not think it is necessary to

categorise the present application as an abuse of the court, the

position must now be one where these repeated applications for

habeas corpus must come to an end. Both applications should be

dismissed.

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