THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION V. CHEUNG LAI WAH

[1999] HKCFA 17 Court of Final Appeal 29 January 1999 • FACV16/1998 • 73 min read

8 cases cited (0 HK, 8 foreign)

Judges (5)

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

Counsel (5)

Denis Chang Counsel Appellant Geoffrey Ma Counsel Appellant Joseph Fok Counsel Appellant Philip Dykes Counsel Appellant S H Kwok Counsel Appellant

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Appellant Cheung Lai Wah Respondent Cheung Lai Wah (an infant Respondent

Statutes Cited

Adoption Ordinance (Cap 290)

Art 159(4) Art 19(2) Art 24 Art 24(1) Art 24(2) Art 24(3) Art 25

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passports Ordinance

s 3(2)

Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)

Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1)

Cases Cited (8)

UK (1)

[1972] AC 60

HK (7)

[1997] 2 HKC 315 [1997] 3 HKC 64 [1997] HKLRD 1081 [1997] HKLRD 761 [1998] 1 HKC 617 [1998] 1 HKLRD 772 [1998] 2 HKC 382

Citation influence

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([1999] HKCFA 17)