7 Dec 2010
CHAN YU NAM v. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
- Citation
- CHAN YU NAM v. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV2/2010
Corporate voting in functional constituencies under ss.25 and 26 of the Legislative Council Ordinance is not unconstitutional: Article 26 does not, properly construed in its context and purpose, prohibit the legislature from allowing corporate participation in functional constituency elections; the Basic Law and its Annexes, the legislative history and the principle of gradual and orderly progress support corporate voting; the discrimination claim fails because the franchise for functional constituencies is designed to represent sectoral stakeholders rather than to privilege property owners.