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WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1989

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IMMIGRATION BILL A MOCKERY OF SYSTEM OF JUSTICE'

BY

A

HONG

AS

WAS DESCRIBED THE IMMIGRATION AMENDMENT (NO. 21 BILL 1989 THE HON MARTIN LEE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY | MOCKERY OF THE SYSTEM OF JUSTICE MUCH TREASURED BY THE PEOPLE OF KONG.

SPEAKING AGAINST THE BILL DURING ITS SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE BILL AND GOVERNMENT TO RECONSIDER IT.

SECOND READING, MR WOULD STRONGLY URGE

LEI

THE

THE BILL

THAT PROVIDED

THE NEITHER

APPLICANT NOR HIS PRESENT WHEN HIS CASE WAL

REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO BE REVIEWED BY THE REFUGEE STATUS REVIEW BOARD, HE SAID.

ANY REVIEW IT ALSO PROVIDED THAT THE BOARD, WHEN CONSIDERING

CAPACITY AND WAS NOT SHOULD ACT IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE OR EXECUTIVE REQUIRED TO GIVE ANY REASON FOR ITS DECISION.

"ALSO, ITS DECISION SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO IN ANY COURT," HE SAID.

REVIEW OR APPEA

MR LEE

HE SAID

SHARED

THE

CONCERN

EXPRESSED

ASSOCIATION AND THE LAW SOCIETY THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE APPLICANT HIMSELF MIGHT BE PRESENT AT ANY REVIEW.

BY THE BAR NOR EVEN TIF}

JUSTICE THAT BOTH SIDES "IT IS AN IMPORTANT RULE OF NATURAL

THE SHOULD BE HEARD: THIS IS PARTICULARLY OPPRESSIVE IN THE LIGHT OF

HE SAID. BOARD'S DECISION BEING FINAL,

THE

THE

THE

HAS BEEN SCREENED OUT WITHOUT "AND WHEN THE APPLICANT

REASONS FOR BENEFIT OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND WITHOUT BEING GIVEN

TO APPEAR BEFORE 'VERDICT' AND HE IS NOT EVEN GIVEN THE RIGHT

HOW CAN TRIBUNAL TO CLARIFY POINTS CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FOR REVIEW, THE TRIBUNAL BE EXPECTED TO DO JUSTICE TO HIS CASE?" HE ASKED.

L

BOAT

OF LAW WERE MR LEE MAINTAINED THAT HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE UNIVERSAL VALUES WHICH SHOULD APPLY TO ALL, INCLUDING VIETNAMESE PEOPLE.

"THE RULE OF LAW IS MEANINGLESS UNLESS THE LAWS JUST. HE SAID.

ARE FAIR AND

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