SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE OTHERS V. CHAN WAH AND OTHERS

[2000] HKCFA 43 Court of Final Appeal 22 December 2000 • FACV13/2000 • 29 min read
7 cases cited (0 HK, 7 foreign)

Judges (5)

Bokhary Coram Court: Chief Justice Li Coram Lord Millett Coram Ribeiro Coram Silke Coram

Counsel (7)

Clive Grossman Counsel Mr Cheung Kam Chuen Daniel R Fung Counsel Secretary For Justice Sai Kung District Office James Collins Counsel Mr Cheung Kam Chuen Johnny S L Mok Counsel Secretary For Justice Sai Kung District Office Michael Lunn SC as Amicus Curiae Counsel Unknown Philip J Dykes Counsel Mr Chan Wah Mr Tse Kwan Sang Stephen Yam Counsel Mr Chan Wah Mr Tse Kwan Sang

Parties (7)

Hang Hau Rural Committee Respondent Pat Heung Rural Committee Respondent Sai Kung District Office Appellant Secretary for Justice Appellant Chan Wah Respondent Cheung Kam Chuen Appellant Tse Kwan Sang Respondent

Statutes Cited

Basic Law
Art 122 Art 26 Art 39 Art 40 Art 68(2)
District Councils Ordinance
s 61
Heung Yee Kuk Ordinance
s 3(3)(a)
Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)
Kuk Ordinance
s 3(3)(a)
Legislative Council Ordinance
s 20A
Sex Discrimination Ordinance
s 35(3)

Cases Cited (7)

UK (2)
[1989] 1 AC 1155 [1990] 2 AC 751
HK (5)
[1999] 2 HKC 160 [1999] 2 HKLRD 286 [1999] 3 HKC 457 [1999] 3 HKLRD 267 [2000] 1 HKLRD 411

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 46 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2012] HKCFA 87 Court of Final Appeal
21 December 2012
[2005] HKCFA 40 Court of Final Appeal
8 July 2005
[2005] HKCFA 41 Court of Final Appeal
8 July 2005
[2008] HKCFI 1081 Court of First Instance
8 December 2008
[2008] HKCFI 1082 Court of First Instance
8 December 2008
[2008] HKCFI 1083 Court of First Instance
8 December 2008
[2008] HKCA 450 Court of Appeal
10 November 2008
[2021] HKCA 54 Court of Appeal
13 January 2021

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