[2025] HKCA 585, MA CHUN MAN V. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES - Judgment, Outcome & Holding

Judges (3)

Counsel (8)

Department of Justice Firm S. T. Cheng & Co Firm Albert N B Wong Counsel Applicant Jason Ko Counsel Applicant Martin Ho Counsel Respondent Mike Lui Counsel Respondent Steven Kwan Counsel Applicant Yvonne Leung Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

Commissioner of Correctional Services Respondent Ma Chun Man Applicant

Summary

Prisoner Ma Chun Man challenged the Commissioner of Correctional Services' decision not to refer his case to the Long-term Prison Sentences Review Board. The applicant was serving a sentence and argued his constitutional rights under the ICCPR were violated. The Court of Appeal (Poon CJHC, Pang and Anthea Pang JJA) considered the intersection of national security legislation with prisoners' review rights and dismissed the appeal.

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Ordinance

s 67A

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)

Cases Cited (12)

UK (1)

[2024] AC 130

HK (11)

(2002) 5 HKCFAR 415 (2012) 15 HKCFAR 16 [2010] 1 HKC 297 [2010] 4 HKLRD 409 [2011] 1 HKC 34 [2022] 1 HKLRD 219 [2022] 5 HKLRD 221 [2022] 5 HKLRD 246 [2024] 2 HKLRD 565 [2024] 3 HKLRD 32 [2024] HKCFI 3531

Cited By (1)

[2026] HKCA 284

HKSAR V. YEUNG SUET YING CLARISSE AND OTHERS (and 2 others)

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 1 later judgment. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2026] HKCA 284 Court of Appeal

23 February 2026