Collection of Notable Judicial Decisions involving the Government

Significant Judicial Decisions involving the Government Judicial review Cases. This table consists of 4 columns and 8 rows. The first column is 'Number', the second column is 'Case Name', the third column is 'Court / Contract Ref.', the forth column is 'Date of Latest Judgment / Reasons for Verdict
Date Case Name /Number Subject Matter Involved
23 Dec 2016 ZN v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND OTHERS

HCAL 15/2015
Article 4 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights
22 Dec 2016 HO LOY AND ANOTHER v. DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION & YU HIN PIK v. DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

HCAL 21 - 22/2015
Environmental Impact Assessment - Three-Runway System
30 Nov 2016 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AND ANOTHER v. THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AND ANOTHER v. YAU WAI CHING AND OTHERS

CACV 224-227/2016
Article 104 of the Basic Law and the Oaths and Declarations Ordinance, Cap. 11 – Validity of the Legislative Council Oath
15 Nov 2016 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AND ANOTHER v. THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

HCAL 185/2016
Article 104 of the Basic Law and the Oaths and Declarations Ordinance, Cap. 11 – Validity of the Legislative Council Oath
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AND ANOTHER v. YAU WAI CHING AND OTHERS

HCMP 2819/2016
31 Oct 2016 HO KWOK TAI v. COLLECTOR OF STAMP REVENUE

CACV 52/2016
Ad Valorem Stamp Duty - Interpretation of s.29DF of Stamp Duty Ordinance, Cap. 117
26 Sep 2016 HYSAN DEVELOPMENT CO LTD AND OTHERS v. TOWN PLANNING BOARD & LEIGHTON PROPERTY CO LTD AND ANOTHER v. TOWN PLANNING BOARD

FACV 21 - 22/2015
Planning restrictions - private property rights and proportionality
22 Jun 2016 WONG CHI FUNG v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

HCAL 198/2015
Legislative Council Ordinance, Cap. 542 - minimum age to stand as a candidate at Legislative Council election
15 Jun 2016 LI WAI HUNG CESARIO v. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD

CACV 250/2015
Mahjong parlour licence - Refusal of application for mahjong licence
14 Jun 2016 YAU KA PO v. TOWN PLANNING BOARD

HCAL 67/2015
Town Planning - "Green Belt" Rezoning - setting aside leave
13 Jun 2016 SKY ACE ENTERPRISES LTD v. APPEAL TRIBUNAL (BUILDINGS)

HCAL 157/2014
Building Appeal - Disapproval of building plans
06 Jun 2016 CHEE FEI MING v. DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND ANOTHER

HUNG SHUI FUNG v. DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND ANOTHER

CACV 219 - 220/2014
Constitutionality of statutory scheme regulating display and affixing of bills and posts on Government Land
27 May 2016 LI KIM MING v. THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER

HCAL 92/2015, HCAL 107 - 111/2015
Civil Service Public Housing Quota Scheme
19 May 2016 THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG v. BUILDING AUTHORITY

FACV 19/2015
Building Plans - Ownership / Realistic prospect of control
17 May 2016 YUNG CHI KEUNG v. PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY BOARD AND ANOTHER

FACV 14/2015
Protection of Wages on Insolvency Ordinance, Cap. 380 - severance payment
17 May 2016 PCCW-HKT TELEPHONE LTD AND ANOTHER v. THE SECRETARY FOR COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ANOTHER

CACV 208/2015
Trading Funds Ordinance, Cap. 430 - Levy of telecommunication licence fees
06 May 2016 HUI WING KIT v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

HCAL 106/2015
Immigration - Removal
22 Apr 2016 KEEN LLOYD HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AND ANOTHER

CACV 97/2015 & CACV 107/2015
Validity of search warrants & remedial interpretation
22 Apr 2016 DEMBELE, SALIFOU AND OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

HCAL 44/2014
Immigration - Dependant Visa
21 Apr 2016 NG CHI KEUNG v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND OTHERS

HCAL 27/2013
Private prosecution
15 Apr 2016 NISA AZIZAN AND ANOR v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND ANOR

HCAL 203/2015
Immigration - Extension of Stay
06 Apr 2016 HONG KONG TELEVISION NETWORK LIMITED v. CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN COUNCIL

CACV 111/2015
Broadcasting policy concerning domestic free television licence
15 Mar 2016 KWOK CHEUK KIN v. DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

CACV 71/2015
Licensing of funeral parlour business
15 Mar 2016 HUI HIN HANG AND OTHERS v. AIRPORT AUTHORITY HONG KONG AND/OR CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN COUNCIL

HCAL 99/2015, HCAL 102/2015 & HCAL 104/2015
Three-Runway System Project and its financial arrangement
11 Mar 2016 QT v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

HCAL 124/2014
Immigration - Dependant Visa
08 Mar 2016 BI v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

CACV 9/2015
Immigration - Dependant Visa
08 Mar 2016 BH v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

CACV 103/2015 & CACV 134/2015
Immigration - Dependant Visa
04 Mar 2016 HO LOY v. DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ANOTHER

CACV 216/2014
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance - Role of the Director of Environmental Protection
18 Feb 2016 HO KWOK TAI v. COLLECTOR OF STAMP REVENUE

HCAL 49/2015
Ad valorem stamp duty - construction of s.29DF of Stamp Duty Ordinance, Cap. 117
15 Feb 2016 MS & OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE

HCAL 57/2015
Immigration - Humanitarian Assistance
03 Feb 2016 BUILDING AUTHORITY v. APPEAL TRIBUNAL (BUILDINGS)

HCAL 183/2015
Jurisdiction of the Appeal Tribunal (Buildings)
29 Jan 2016 YAU KA PO v. CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN COUNCIL

HCAL 221/2015
Planning - rezoning of "Green Belt" sites
29 Jan 2016 TELEVISION BROADCASTS LTD v. COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER

HCAL 176/2013
Broadcasting Ordinance, Cap. 562 - regulation of anti-competitive conduct and appeal mechanism
25 Jan 2016 KWOK CHEUK KIN V SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND HOUSING & ORS

HCAL 136/2015
Excess lead in water incident - Costs
12 Jan 2016 PAGTAMA, VICTORINA ALEGRE AND ANOR v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

HCAL 13/2014
Immigration - permission to remain
12 Jan 2016 COMILANG, MILAGROS TECSON AND ANOR v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

HCAL 45/2014
Immigration - permission to remain
12 Jan 2016 LUIS, DESIREE RANTE AND ORS v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

HCAL 56/2014
Immigration - permission to remain
04 Jan 2016 KWOK CHEUK KIN v. SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND HOUSING AND ORS

HCAL 136/2015
Excess lead in water incident
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