5 Sept 2005
MARILYN G ARINGO AND ANOTHER v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Citation
- MARILYN G ARINGO AND ANOTHER v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL96/2004
The Director's refusal was lawful and within discretion: the husband expressly indicated intentions to pursue business in Hong Kong and was not genuinely dependent; the Director reasonably doubted the sponsor's financial capacity following departmental investigations; the Director was not obliged to conduct the extensive independent inquiries the applicants sought; and the wife's constitutional protections could not be used to extend rights to the husband given s.11 of the Bill of Rights. The judicial review is dismissed.