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Topic

Temporal application of statute

Legal area

Court

31 Mar 1995

OFFICIAL RECEIVER v. MAK KOFF

Citation

OFFICIAL RECEIVER v. MAK KOFF
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP3607/1994

Section 168H permits the court to disqualify a person on the basis of conduct that rendered him unfit even if some offending occurred prior to the section's coming into force, provided the duties breached existed at the relevant time; continuing offences remain relevant to the fitness assessment.
10 Jun 1993

Chow Po Bor and Another v. Timothy Lee and Another

Citation

Chow Po Bor and Another v. Timothy Lee and Another
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV17/1993

For s.2 of the amending ordinance the expressions 'given or made' refer to the date the judgment or order was pronounced by the judge; therefore the High Court order pronounced on 8 January 1993 was 'given or made' before the amending ordinance came into operation and the appeal is incompetent.