13 Aug 1997
HKSAR v. TAM YUK HA
- Citation
- HKSAR v. TAM YUK HA
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1385/1996
The court held that 'alteration or addition' in By‑law 35(a) is not restricted to structural or building works; an unauthorised expansion of allocated space (here, two metal trays occupying pavement space) constituted an addition resulting in a material deviation from the approved plan required by By‑law 33(1), and therefore the magistrate's conviction, fine and costs were properly affirmed; the authenticated Chinese text did not change that meaning under s.10B.
- Interpretation of bilingual statutes
- Meaning of 'addition' in by‑law
- Compliance with approved licence plan
- Material deviation from approved plan
- Appellate review of magistrate's factual findings