[2024] HKCFA 8, TAM SZE LEUNG AND OTHERS V. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE - Appeal dismissed

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Lam Coram Lord Collins of Mapesbury Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (9)

Department of Justice Firm O Tse & Co Firm Abraham Chan Counsel Applicant Benjamin Yu Counsel Respondent Crystal Chan Counsel Respondent Geoffrey Yeung Counsel Applicant Jenkin Suen Counsel Respondent Peter Dong Counsel Respondent Timothy Parker Counsel Applicant

Parties (5)

Commissioner of Police Respondent Kong Chan Applicant Lee Ka Lo Applicant Tam Chung Wai Applicant Tam Sze Leung Applicant

Summary

Tam Sze Leung and others appealed against the Commissioner of Police regarding the policing of public assemblies. The Court of Final Appeal considered the proportionality of police restrictions on assemblies and the proper exercise of powers under the Public Order Ordinance. The appeal raised important constitutional questions about the right to peaceful assembly.

Statutes Cited

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

Drug Trafficking (Recovery of Proceeds) Ordinance (Cap 405)

Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1)

Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap 571)

Cases Cited (11)

UK (4)

[1966] 2 QB 414 [1968] AC 997 [2008] QB 365 [2011] 1 AC 331

HK (7)

(2014) 17 HKCFAR 778 (2016) 19 HKCFAR 372 (2023) 26 HKCFAR 63 [2019] 1 HKLRD 892 [2022] 1 HKLRD 480 [2023] 2 HKLRD 839 [2023] HKCA 959

Cited By (2)

[2024] HKCFA 24

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

[2024] HKCFA 16

TAM SZE LEUNG AND OTHERS V. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 5 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2024] HKCFA 24 Court of Final Appeal

12 August 2024

[2024] HKCFA 16 Court of Final Appeal

20 June 2024

[2025] HKDC 1864 區域法院

30 October 2025

[2025] HKCFI 4679 Court of First Instance

22 August 2025

[2025] HKDC 701 區域法院

2 May 2025