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Hong Kong Case Law

Access to courts (article 35)
  • 11 Jul 2013

    LEUNG CHUN YING v. HO CHUN YAN ALBERT AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    LEUNG CHUN YING v. HO CHUN YAN ALBERT AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of Final Appeal
    Case number
    FACV24/2012

    ss32 and 33 of the CEEO must be read together: where s33 persons challenge an election on s32(1)(a) or (b) grounds they must do so by election petition (as of right) and not by judicial review; non‑s33 persons may, subject to ordinary locus standi and leave requirements, bring judicial review or other proceedings to challenge whether a declared Chief Executive can lawfully assume office and may in principle rely on similar substantive grounds; the absolute seven‑day time limit in s34(1) does not infringe the core of Article 35 and is constitutionally permissible; Mr Ho's election petition was…