29 Aug 2013
LEE MEI CHUN v. REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES AND OTHERS
- Citation
- LEE MEI CHUN v. REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI723/2013
The court held that the doctrine of absolute state immunity, as applicable in Hong Kong under PRC law since 1997, deprived the court of jurisdiction to hear claims against the Republic of the Philippines; accordingly the claims against the Republic were struck out under Order 18 rule 19 and the court's inherent jurisdiction, with directions given for the further conduct of proceedings against non‑state defendants.