Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Interpretation of ordinances

Legal area

Court

12 May 1969

CHIU KOON KWONG v. THE QUEEN

Citation

CHIU KOON KWONG v. THE QUEEN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC613/1968

Regulation 29(2) was invalid as it depended on a subdivision of class (j) which had not been made by regulation; the vehicle was registered under class (j) only and there is no power to register a vehicle in more than one class, therefore the conviction under Reg.29(2) was quashed. The validity of a s.4(1) insurance charge does not automatically depend on the validity of a separate charge under Reg.29(2) and that ground of appeal failed.
7 Aug 1968

RE ARJAN HEERA SAKHRANI

Citation

RE ARJAN HEERA SAKHRANI
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP168/1968

Where an application and required documents were filed before statutory amendments, and the statute contains no clear intention to apply the amendments retrospectively, the application must be determined under the law in force at the date of filing; therefore the applicant is entitled to admission under the earlier law.