ORIENTAL DAILY PUBLISHER LTD V. COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY

[1998] HKCFA 37 Court of Final Appeal 25 November 1998 • FACC1/1998 • 29 min read

4 cases cited (0 HK, 4 foreign)

Judges (5)

Anthony Mason Coram Bokhary Coram Ching Coram Court: Chief Justice Li Coram Litton Coram

Counsel (5)

Department of Justice Firm A A Bruce Counsel Respondent Maurice Ng Counsel Appellant Philip Dykes Counsel Appellant Wesley Wong Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

Commissioner for Television Respondent Entertainment Licensing Authority Respondent Oriental Daily Publisher Ltd Appellant

Statutes Cited

Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance

s 30(1)

Film Censorship Ordinance

s 10

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

s 21K(1)(a)

Labour Tribunal Ordinance

s 32

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Small Claims Tribunal Ordinance

s 28

Cases Cited (4)

UK (2)

[1948] 1 KB 223 [1987] AC 625

HK (2)

[1995] 3 HKC 145 [1997] 3 HKC 93

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 41 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[1999] HKCFI 597 Court of First Instance

9 February 1999

[1999] HKCA 741 Court of Appeal

5 March 1999

[2012] HKCA 296 Court of Appeal

17 July 2012

[2012] HKCA 297 Court of Appeal

17 July 2012

[2014] HKCA 144 Court of Appeal

28 March 2014

[2025] HKCA 895 Court of Appeal

30 September 2025

[2020] HKCFI 501 Court of First Instance

19 March 2020

[2018] HKCA 116 上訴法庭

2 March 2018

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Judgment

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