黎乐忠 對 入境事務處處長

黎乐忠 對 入境事務處處長

The applicant's entries were consistently on visitor permissions which lapsed on departure under s11(10) of the Immigration Ordinance; therefore he did not have lawful continuous ordinary residence for seven years required by Basic Law Art 24(2) and Schedule 1 para 2(b). The judicial review was premature because...

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Citation
[2022] HKCA 483
Parties
Applicant: 黎乐忠; Respondent: 入境事務處處長
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
6 April 2022
Case Number
CACV457/2020
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Civil Appeal / Appeal Heard and Decided (court of Appeal)
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; applicant ordered to pay respondent's costs fixed at HKD 23,000.
Legal Topics
Permanent Residency, Continuous Residence, Judicial Review, Exhaustion of Remedies, Reopening Proceedings, Costs
Source Language
ch
Immigration Constitutional Law Administrative Law Civil Procedure Permanent Residency Continuous Residence Judicial Review Exhaustion of Remedies +2 more

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Parties

黎乐忠

Applicant

入境事務處處長

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Civil Appeal / Appeal Heard and Decided (court of Appeal)

  1. 1 Whether the applicant was 'ordinarily resident in Hong Kong' for a continuous period of 7 years under Basic Law Art 24(2) and Schedule 1 para 2(b) of the Immigration Ordinance
  2. 2 Whether visitor permissions which lapse on departure (Immigration Ordinance s11(10)) preclude a finding of ordinary residence
  3. 3 Whether the original judge had jurisdiction to reopen proceedings or to reinstate a judicial review after the order was sealed (functus officio)

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant's entries were consistently on visitor permissions which lapsed on departure under s11(10) of the Immigration Ordinance; therefore he did not have lawful continuous ordinary residence for seven years required by Basic Law Art 24(2) and Schedule 1 para 2(b). The judicial review was premature because statutory remedies remained available; the appeal therefore failed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; applicant ordered to pay respondent's costs fixed at HKD 23,000.

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Applicant to pay respondent's costs fixed at HK$23,000