Hong Kong Case Law

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.

• Admission of barristers
• Discretion under statute
• Section 27(2)(b) interpretation
• Residency requirements