9 Oct 1997
CHEUNG LAI WAH AND OTHERS v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Citation
- CHEUNG LAI WAH AND OTHERS v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL71/1997
The court held that (1) procedural requirements that claimants prove descent to the satisfaction of the Director of Immigration and obtain a one-way exit permit before being admitted are not incompatible with Arts.24,31 or 39 of the Basic Law or Art.8(4) of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights because Art.24 does not prescribe verification procedures and Art.22(4) authorises central control over settlement from mainland China; (2) the retrospective operation of the No.3 Ordinance did not render it unconstitutional under Art.12(1) because Art.12(1) prohibits conviction for acts not criminal at the tim…