14 Jul 2017
LAM KIN CHUNG v. SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL OF HONG KONG LTD
- Citation
- LAM KIN CHUNG v. SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL OF HONG KONG LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP2685/2016
The court held that the statutory right to inspect the register is subject to a narrow but real judicial discretion; the applicant's stated purposes related to membership rights (nomination/election and governance concerns over staff remuneration) were proper and genuine and the respondent did not discharge the burden to show abuse or an improper purpose. Accordingly the court ordered disclosure subject to appropriate conditions to protect member privacy and the charity's legitimate interests.