SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. PERSONS CONDUCTING THEMSELVES IN ANY OF THE ACTS PROHIBITED UNDER PARAGRAPH 1(A), (B), (C) OR (D) OF THE INDORSEMENT OF CLAIM (and 1 other)

[2024] HKCA 442 Court of Appeal 8 May 2024 • CACV274/2023; CAMP303/2023 • 67 min read

33 cases cited (0 HK, 33 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Outcome

Leave to appeal granted

Leave to appeal was granted by the Judge, and leave to rely on additional grounds in this appeal was granted by this Court in

Source: [2024] HKCA 442, Court of Appeal, decided 8 May 2024. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (3)

Anthea Pang Coram Chu Coram Poon Coram

Counsel (5)

Department of Justice Firm Abraham Chan Counsel Amicus Curiae Benjamin Yu Counsel Plaintiff Jenkin Suen Counsel Plaintiff Martin Ho Counsel Amicus Curiae

Parties (2)

Persons Conducting Themselves in Any of the Acts Prohibited Under Paragraph 1(a), (b), (c) Or (d) of the Indorsement of Claim Defendant Secretary for Justice Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

s 10 s 9

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

s 21L(1)

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)

National Anthem Ordinance

s 7

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Safeguarding National Security Ordinance

s 23

Cases Cited (33)

UK (19)

[1916] 2 AC 77 [1943] KB 587 [1978] AC 435 [1984] AC 754 [1985] AC 374 [1992] 3 All ER 697 [2000] 1 WLR 2377 [2003] 1 AC 153 [2003] 1 WLR 722 [2004] Ch 1 [2005] 2 AC 68 [2009] 1 WLR 1961 [2010] 1 WLR 1262 [2014] EWHC 3354 [2015] AC 945 [2020] 1 WLR 2802 [2021] AC 765 [2022] EWHC 380 [2023] UKSC 47

HK (14)

(2009) 12 HKCFAR 830 (2016) 19 HKCFAR 372 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 518 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 33 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 417 (2022) 25 HKCFAR 288 (2022) 25 HKCFAR 318 [2016] 4 HKLRD 367 [2019] 4 HKLRD 446 [2019] HKCFI 2104 [2022] 5 HKLRD 185 [2023] 3 HKLRD 275 [2023] HKCFI 1950 [2024] HKCA 231

Cited By (2)

[2024] HKCA 747

SIR ELLY KADOORIE & SONS LTD (FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, ITS CURRENT AND FORMER OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, INCLUDING ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, MESSRS SIMMONS & SIMMONS) V. SAMANTHA JANE BRADLEY

[2024] HKCA 688

SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. PERSONS CONDUCTING THEMSELVES IN ANY OF THE ACTS PROHIBITED UNDER PARAGRAPH 1(A), (B), (C) OR (D) OF THE INDORSEMENT OF CLAIM

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 7 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2024] HKCA 747 Court of Appeal

26 August 2024

[2026] HKCFA 2 Court of Final Appeal

9 January 2026

[2024] HKCA 688 Court of Appeal

18 July 2024

[2025] HKCA 585 Court of Appeal

24 June 2025

[2024] HKCFI 3531 Court of First Instance

6 December 2024

[2026] HKCA 284 Court of Appeal

23 February 2026