SOMPORN YOOTHIP v. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND ANOTHER

SOMPORN YOOTHIP v. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND ANOTHER

Where a registration officer, acting as the receiving officer, is on notice or ought reasonably to be on notice from the ROP1 and available records that a foreign national may qualify under Art.24(4)/Schedule 1, the officer must refer the matter to the Director and cannot dispense with meaningful explanation;...

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Citation
SOMPORN YOOTHIP v. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND ANOTHER
Parties
Applicant: Somporn Yoothip; 1st Respondent: Secretary for Security; 2nd Respondent: Commissioner of Registration
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
25 January 2006
Case Number
HCAL122/2004
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review (constitutional and Administrative Proceedings) / Judgment (court of First Instance)
Outcome
Application for judicial review granted in part
Legal Topics
Permanent Residency, Right of Abode, Deportation, Identity Card Registration, Judicial Review, Procedural Fairness, Duty to Advise
Source Language
en
Immigration Law Constitutional Law Administrative Law Civil Procedure Permanent Residency Right of Abode Deportation Identity Card Registration +3 more

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Parties

Somporn Yoothip

Applicant

Secretary for Security

1st Respondent

Commissioner of Registration

2nd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review (constitutional and Administrative Proceedings) / Judgment (court of First Instance)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether applicant had taken Hong Kong as her place of permanent residence under Article 24(4) Basic Law and Schedule 1 Cap.115
  2. 2 Whether completion/submission of ROP1 amounted to an application/claim for permanent resident status to the Director
  3. 3 Whether the registration officer had a duty to detect potential eligibility and refer the matter to the Director

Ratio Decidendi

Where a registration officer, acting as the receiving officer, is on notice or ought reasonably to be on notice from the ROP1 and available records that a foreign national may qualify under Art.24(4)/Schedule 1, the officer must refer the matter to the Director and cannot dispense with meaningful explanation; failure to do so and failure to comply with s.3D(2) when refusing amounts to procedural unfairness warranting quashing of the refusal and remittal for reconsideration.

Court Disposition

Application for judicial review granted in part

Orders

  • Refusal(s) to issue a permanent identity card quashed
  • Applicant's claim remitted to the Director of Immigration for reconsideration and verification under Article 24(4) Basic Law and Schedule 1 Cap.115