26 May 2011
LING YEE KUI v. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
- Citation
- LING YEE KUI v. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAP4/2010
A step-child is not within the meaning of 'child' or 'issue' under the Intestates' Estates Ordinance Cap.73; the words must be given their plain and natural meaning (a person born of the deceased), and nothing in the IEO's context or legislative history requires a broader meaning; expressio unius est exclusio alterius and the existence/former existence of specific provisions confirm exclusion.