11 Mar 2009
LEUNG KWOK HUNG v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- LEUNG KWOK HUNG v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL82/2008
The Court held ss 31(1)(a) and (b) and ss 53(5)(a) and (b) of the Legislative Council Ordinance are unconstitutional because they effect blanket disenfranchisement of prisoners and certain convicted persons; remanded persons' voting rights are not curtailed by law and arrangements must be made; the EAC has a statutory duty to arrange access for remanded persons and for prisoners who are registered electors and held in custody; mandamus was refused given EAC's ongoing compliance efforts; a temporary suspension of the declarations concerning voting restrictions (but not registration restriction…