20 May 1998
TSUI KUEN NANG v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Citation
- TSUI KUEN NANG v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV217/1997
The Court held that its prior decision in HKSAR v Ma Wai-kwan, David on the legality of the Provisional Legislative Council formed part of the ratio decidendi and is binding. The PLC was held to have a legal basis (via Preparatory Committee/NPC decisions and ratification) and, alternatively, its acts could be justified by necessity where required; accordingly the Immigration (Amendment) (No.2) and (No.3) Ordinances were validly enacted.