26 Feb 1999
THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION v. CHEUNG LAI WAH
- Citation
- THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION v. CHEUNG LAI WAH
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FACV16/1998
The Court held that its judicial power is derived from the Basic Law and that Article 158 vests interpretation power in the NPC Standing Committee; the courts’ authority to interpret the Basic Law in adjudication is by authorization under Articles 158(2) and (3); the Court’s prior judgment did not and could not question the NPC or its Standing Committee’s authority and the Court affirms it accepts that authority.