HKSAR V. NG NGOI YEE MARGARET (吳靄儀) (D3) (and 4 others)

[2024] HKCFA 24 Court of Final Appeal 12 August 2024 • FACC2/2024; FACC3/2024; FACC4/2024; FACC5/2024; FACC6/2024 • 86 min read

52 cases cited (0 HK, 52 foreign) Cited by 4 cases

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Lam Coram Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (5)

Department of Justice Firm Benjamin Yu Counsel Respondent Edward Lau Counsel Respondent Karen Ng Counsel Respondent Priscilia Lam Counsel Respondent

Parties (8)

HKSAR Respondent Ho Chun Yan Appellant Ho Sau Lan Cyd Appellant Lai Chee Ying Appellant Lee Cheuk Yan Appellant Lee Chu Ming Martin Appellant Leung Kwok Hung Appellant Ng Ngoi Yee Margaret Appellant

Case Significance

HKSAR v Ng Ngoi Yee Margaret (吳靄儀) (D3) (and 4 others) [2024] HKCFA 24 is a Court of Final Appeal decision dated 12 August 2024 touching on the Basic Law (including Articles 27, 39 and 59), the Homicide Ordinance (including section 3(2)), the Crimes Ordinance, the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, the Arbitration Ordinance, the District Court Ordinance, the High Court Ordinance and the Immigration Ordinance. It cites other Court of Final Appeal decisions from the same year, including HKSAR v Lai Chee Ying (黎智英) and Others (and 5 others) [2024] HKCFA 4, Tam Sze Leung and Others v Commissioner of Police [2024] HKCFA 8, HKSAR v Tsim Sum Kit, Ada [2024] HKCFA 14, and HKSAR v Chow Hang Tung (鄒幸彤) [2024] HKCFA 2. The decision has been cited in later Court of Final Appeal, Court of First Instance and District Court proceedings, including The Hong Kong Housing Authority v Infinger, Nick (and 1 other) [2024] HKCFA 29, Secretary for Justice v Li Yik Ho [2024] HKCFA 30, Ma Chun Man v Commissioner of Correctional Services [2024] HKCFI 3531, and HKSAR v Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Limited and Others [2024] HKDC 1430.

Summary

Ng Ngoi Yee Margaret and four others appealed against their convictions for organising or knowingly participating in an unauthorised assembly. The case raised questions about the proper interpretation of the Public Order Ordinance and the right to peaceful assembly. The appeals addressed important constitutional and criminal law issues.

What ordinances and Basic Law provisions feature in HKSAR v Ng Ngoi Yee Margaret (吳靄儀) (D3) (and 4 others) [2024] HKCFA 24?

The Court of Final Appeal decision engages the Basic Law, including Articles 27, 39 and 59, together with the Homicide Ordinance (including section 3(2)), the Crimes Ordinance, the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, the Arbitration Ordinance and the Immigration Ordinance.

What later cases cite HKSAR v Ng Ngoi Yee Margaret (吳靄儀) (D3) (and 4 others) [2024] HKCFA 24?

It has been cited in The Hong Kong Housing Authority v Infinger, Nick (and 1 other) [2024] HKCFA 29, Secretary for Justice v Li Yik Ho [2024] HKCFA 30, Ma Chun Man v Commissioner of Correctional Services [2024] HKCFI 3531, and HKSAR v Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Limited and Others [2024] HKDC 1430.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609)

Basic Law

Art 27 Art 39 Art 59

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

District Court Ordinance (Cap 336)

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

Homicide Ordinance

s 3(2)

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)

Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)

Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1)

s 3

Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap 159)

Magistrates Ordinance

s 88

Marriage Ordinance

s 40

Matrimonial Causes Ordinance (Cap 179)

Cases Cited (52)

UK (6)

[1956] AC 14 [2016] 1 WLR 2118 [2018] 1 WLR 4250 [2020] QB 253 [2022] AC 408 [2022] UKSC 32

HK (46)

(1999) 2 HKCFAR 141 (1999) 2 HKCFAR 442 (2002) 5 HKCFAR 415 (2003) 6 HKCFAR 570 (2005) 8 HKCFAR 137 (2005) 8 HKCFAR 229 (2006) 9 HKCFAR 234 (2006) 9 HKCFAR 441 (2006) 9 HKCFAR 530 (2006) 9 HKCFAR 545 (2006) 9 HKCFAR 574 (2006) 9 HKCFAR 614 (2007) 10 HKCFAR 335 (2008) 11 HKCFAR 91 (2009) 12 HKCFAR 237 (2010) 13 HKCFAR 133 (2010) 13 HKCFAR 208 (2010) 13 HKCFAR 248 (2012) 15 HKCFAR 162 (2012) 15 HKCFAR 743 (2013) 16 HKCFAR 112 (2013) 16 HKCFAR 735 (2013) 16 HKCFAR 837 (2013) 16 HKCFAR 950 (2014) 17 HKCFAR 138 (2014) 17 HKCFAR 811 (2015) 18 HKCFAR 467 (2016) 19 HKCFAR 372 (2017) 20 HKCFAR 240 (2017) 20 HKCFAR 353 (2017) 20 HKCFAR 425 (2017) 20 HKCFAR 503 (2019) 22 HKCFAR 59 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 518 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 33 (2023) 26 HKCFAR 25 (2024) 27 HKCFAR 71 [2006] 4 HKLRD 211 [2020] 2 HKLRD 771 [2021] HKDC 398 [2021] HKDC 457 [2023] 4 HKLRD 484 [2024] HKCFA 14 [2024] HKCFA 2 [2024] HKCFA 4 [2024] HKCFA 8

Cited By (4)

[2024] HKCFI 3531

MA CHUN MAN V. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

[2024] HKCFA 29

THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY V. INFINGER, NICK (and 1 other)

[2024] HKCFA 30

SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. LI YIK HO

[2024] HKDC 1430

HKSAR V. BEST PENCIL (HONG KONG) LIMITED AND OTHERS

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 8 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2024] HKCFA 29 Court of Final Appeal

26 November 2024

[2024] HKCFI 3531 Court of First Instance

6 December 2024

[2025] HKCFI 4692 原訟法庭

13 October 2025

[2025] HKCFI 1673 Court of First Instance

30 July 2025

[2025] HKCA 140 Court of Appeal

13 February 2025

[2024] HKCFA 30 Court of Final Appeal

26 November 2024