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Hong Kong Case Law

Apparent bias/closed mind
  • 16 Jan 2003

    KAM WAI HUNG v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

    Citation
    KAM WAI HUNG v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV264/2002

    The 28 February memo evidenced that the Force Discipline Officer had effectively made up his mind to terminate the applicant before the statutorily required show-cause opportunity, thereby breaching procedural fairness under reg 14(6)(a); the proper remedy was to quash the FDO's decision by certiorari and to order mandamus reinstating the applicant, but an order of prohibition preventing re-determination was inappropriate because it would frustrate mandatory disciplinary procedures and was not warranted on the facts.