21 May 2019
POA KWOK HO v. DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE
- Citation
- [2019] HKCFI 1288
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL425/2019
Leave to apply for judicial review was dismissed because the Director's approval of the OALA application rendered the dispute academic and the Applicant obtained the substantive relief sought; there was no sufficient public interest or practical utility to justify exercising the court's discretion to determine the interpretation of the OALA Policy given the singular nature of the case, imminent administrative changes to application materials, public resource considerations and absence of an attempt to frustrate litigation.