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Administrative law NG FUN SING AND OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT HYGIENE

NG FUN SING AND OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT HYGIENE

Leave for judicial review was refused over the termination of a market stall tenancy, repossession of the stall, and cancellation of a poultry permit.

  • Judicial review
  • Leave to apply
  • Wednesbury unreasonableness
  • Locus standi
  • Appeal rights under s.6a pmr
  • Termination of tenancy
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Public health HKSAR v. KIER HONG KONG LTD

HKSAR v. KIER HONG KONG LTD

Appeal against conviction dismissed. The court held that larvae being described as larvae was enough to prove they were alive, and rejected due diligence as a defence under section 27(3).

  • Strict liability
  • Due diligence
  • Honest mistake (common law defence)
  • Liability of appointed contractor for acts of employees
  • Proof of actus reus (presence of larvae)
  • Strict-liability
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Public health THE QUEEN v. HUI SIU SUN

THE QUEEN v. HUI SIU SUN

The court held that privately owned land can still be a “street” and “public place” under the ordinance, so the arcade fell within section 83B.

  • Hawking
  • Definition of street
  • Public place
  • Private property vs public access
  • Interpretation and general clauses ordinance s3
  • Public health and municipal services ordinance s83b
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