2 Apr 1998
YEUNG NI NI v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Citation
- YEUNG NI NI v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV218/1997
The Court held unanimously that the No.3 Ordinance (the certificate of entitlement scheme) is a constitutional procedure implementing Article 22(4) and Article 24(3); the legitimacy/wedlock limitation in the No.2 Ordinance (excluding illegitimate children of fathers) is unconstitutional and invalid as contrary to Article 24(3); and, by majority, the No.3 Ordinance's retrospective operation does not deprive persons physically present in Hong Kong before 1 July 1997 of their accrued right of abode (resulting in success for appellants who were present before 1 July and dismissal for those who en…