3 Jul 2020
LOH MING YIN v. HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY
- Citation
- [2020] HKCFI 1135
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL1087/2020
The court dismissed the judicial review challenge: the applicant had standing but failed to show any legal error in the HKEAA Council's decision-making process; the Council lawfully exercised its discretion after extensive deliberation and expert input, did not unlawfully surrender its independent judgment to political pressure, did not misinterpret the curriculum guidance in a way that vitiated the decision-making process, and the decision was not Wednesbury unreasonable; even if errors were arguable, quashing the decision would cause disproportionate prejudice and was refused in the court's…