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Hong Kong Case Law

Regulatory licensing

  • 3 Jul 2025

    CHEN HAI TAO AND ANOTHER v. TRANSPORT TRIBUNAL

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 2686
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCAL1597/2021

    The Tribunal misconstructed regulation 14(3)(b) by effectively disregarding the words "type of"; properly construed the Commissioner must be of the opinion that the type of hire car service specified in the application (one of the five statutory types) is reasonably required — meaning there must be a demonstrated reasonable requirement or market demand for that type as specified by the applicant, not an impossible requirement that the applicant show unique, non‑substitutable demand for his individual service. The Tribunal decision is quashed and the matter remitted for reconsideration applyin…

  • 19 Apr 2000

    HKSAR v. TSUI PING WING

    Citation
    HKSAR v. TSUI PING WING
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA857/1999

    Regulation 45(1)(a) is a lawfully provided restriction on freedom of expression; it is necessary and proportionate to protect the rights of passengers, public order and public morals in the context of licensed taxi drivers and is not discriminatory under Article 22; accordingly the challenge fails and the appeal is dismissed.