Chief Executive in Council
Chief Executive in Council appears in 5 reported Hong Kong court cases (2020–2025), most often before the HKCFA.
About Chief Executive in Council
Chief Executive in Council appears in 5 reported Hong Kong court cases (2020–2025). Chief Executive in Council is recorded as Putative Respondent (2) and Respondent (3). These cases were heard before HKCFA (3) and HKCFI (2).
Source: derived from 5 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision . Published on HKLII.
How many Singapore court cases involve Chief Executive in Council?
Chief Executive in Council appears in 5 reported Hong Kong court cases (2020–2025).
Which courts does Chief Executive in Council appear in?
Chief Executive in Council appears before HKCFA (3) and HKCFI (2).
In the court record
The Chief Executive in Council appeared as respondent in constitutional and judicial review litigation touching on public order, immigration and land matters, in cases reported between 2020 and 2025. It was named respondent in the Court of Final Appeal proceedings Kwok Wing Hang and 23 Others v. Chief Executive in Council and Another (and 3 others) [2020] HKCFA 42 and [2021] HKCFA 11, concerning public order measures, and in Kwok Cheuk Kin v. Director of Lands and Others v. Heung Yee Kuk (Interested Party) (and 2 others) [2021] HKCFA 27.
In later Court of First Instance matters it was named putative respondent, including Kwok Cheuk Kin v. Chief Executive in Council [2024] HKCFI 358 and Lam Kwok Lung v. Lands Department and Another [2025] HKCFI 207, both concerning bankruptcy and insolvency alongside judicial review and immigration.
What role did the Chief Executive in Council play in Hong Kong litigation?
The Chief Executive in Council appeared as respondent, most often in the Court of Final Appeal, in judicial review challenges such as Kwok Wing Hang and 23 Others v. Chief Executive in Council and Another [2021] HKCFA 11, and as putative respondent in later Court of First Instance proceedings.
In which cases was the Chief Executive in Council named as putative respondent?
The Chief Executive in Council was named putative respondent in Kwok Cheuk Kin v. Chief Executive in Council [2024] HKCFI 358 and Lam Kwok Lung v. Lands Department and Another [2025] HKCFI 207, both Court of First Instance matters concerning judicial review and bankruptcy and insolvency.