香港特別行政區 訴 張錦輝

香港特別行政區 訴 張錦輝

The application for a certificate was refused because the court concluded the contested legal points were previously considered and rejected in the judge's earlier judgment, the applicant merely re‑argued those conclusions without raising a new, reasonably arguable point of law of broad and general public...

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Citation
[2021] HKCFI 23
Parties
Respondent: 香港特別行政區; Applicant: 張錦輝
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
4 January 2021
Case Number
HCMA90/2019
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal (constitutional Challenge to Conviction) / Application for Certificate Under S32(2) Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (leave to Appeal to Cfa)
Outcome
application refused
Legal Topics
Freedom to Choose Occupation, Right to Privacy/home and Family Life, Freedom of Movement, Equality and Non‑discrimination, Legal Certainty, Proportionality, Constitutionality of Education Ordinance Ss72(2)(a)(ii) and 87(2)(d)
Source Language
ch
Constitutional Law Human Rights Law Criminal Law Administrative Law Freedom to Choose Occupation Right to Privacy/home and Family Life Freedom of Movement Equality and Non‑discrimination +3 more

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Parties

香港特別行政區

Respondent

張錦輝

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal (constitutional Challenge to Conviction) / Application for Certificate Under S32(2) Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (leave to Appeal to Cfa)

  1. 1 Whether Education Ordinance ss72(2)(a)(ii) and 87(2)(d) infringe Basic Law Art 33 (freedom to choose occupation)
  2. 2 Whether those provisions invade privacy/family life under Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance s14
  3. 3 Whether those provisions infringe freedom of movement under Basic Law Art 31 and BORO s8

Ratio Decidendi

The application for a certificate was refused because the court concluded the contested legal points were previously considered and rejected in the judge's earlier judgment, the applicant merely re‑argued those conclusions without raising a new, reasonably arguable point of law of broad and general public importance, and therefore did not satisfy the threshold for a certificate under s32(2) CFAO; the impugned provisions are not shown to be unconstitutional on the material before the court.

Court Disposition

application refused

Orders

  • Application for a certificate under s32(2) of the Court of Final Appeal Ordinance refused