Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Residency requirements

Legal area

Court

26 Jun 2001

RE DOMINIC DAVID JAMES

Citation

RE DOMINIC DAVID JAMES
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1786/2001

The court refused to exercise the discretion under s27(2)(b) because the applicant did not demonstrate exceptional circumstances relevant to professional admission; intended marriage and family connections did not satisfy public interest considerations or justify overriding statutory residency and practice requirements, and admission would risk undermining development of the local Bar.
6 Mar 1990

RE TAY TECK HUEN

Citation

RE TAY TECK HUEN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP3383/1989

Section 27(2)(b) was interpreted to preserve a judicial discretion to admit applicants despite the 1989 addition of subsection (1A); the Court found no clear statutory intention to oust the discretion and exercised it to admit the bona fide applicants who intended ordinary residence in Hong Kong.