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12 Jan 2001

LI SHUK FAN v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

Citation

LI SHUK FAN v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV416/2000

Because the appeals raised issues of great general and public importance concerning the interpretation of Basic Law provisions on right of abode and who is affected by the NPCSC interpretation, and because representative applicants covered the relevant factual situations (with Li s inclusion necessary to cover a particular factual permutation), leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was granted for all three appeals.
12 Jan 2001

SIN HOI CHU AND OTHERS v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

Citation

SIN HOI CHU AND OTHERS v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV417/2000

The Court granted leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal because the issues raised were of great general and public importance affecting many persons and the representative applicants in CACV 415 and 417 covered the relevant factual situations; Li Shuk Fan was also granted leave because her case covered factual permutations that would otherwise require an additional representative applicant despite the Director\'s undertakings.