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Hong Kong Case Law

Surrender of travel documents

  • 13 Sept 2023

    NI v. TCHK

    Citation
    [2023] HKFC 184
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC549/2020

    The court applied the paramountcy of the child’s best interests, found Shenzhen to be the child’s habitual residence and that the balance of evidence favored return to Mother; the child’s wishes were given limited weight due to his age and unreliable evidence and conduct by Father undermined his case. Consequently the court ordered return within 7 days, immediate surrender of travel documents and interim custody to Mother subject to her undertakings.

  • 29 Dec 2020

    HKSAR v. LAI, CHEE YING

    Citation
    [2020] HKCFI 3161
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCP727/2020

    Bail was granted because, considering the not-yet-conclusive state of the evidence, arguable defences, the Applicant's compliance history, and because the bespoke and stringent conditions proposed and accepted (HK$10 million cash bail, three cash sureties, surrender of travel documents, reporting, confinement to residence with narrow exceptions, and an express undertaking prohibiting conduct that could be construed as requesting foreign sanctions including specific prohibitions on meetings with foreign officials, media appearances, publication, and social media use) adequately ameliorate the…

  • 14 Sept 1993

    THE QUEEN v. OSCAR LAI KA TO

    Citation
    THE QUEEN v. OSCAR LAI KA TO
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC229/1992

    Bail pending appeal was granted because, on a balancing exercise under the Court's unfettered discretion (s.83R), the substantial period the applicant would have served by the time the appeal is determined, the likelihood of full remission, and the low risk of failure to surrender outweighed countervailing considerations; appropriate stringent conditions were imposed to protect the public interest and secure attendance.