13 Oct 2011
THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF HONG KONG ALSO KNOWN AS THE BISHOP OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN HONG KONG INCORPORATION v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
- Citation
- THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF HONG KONG ALSO KNOWN AS THE BISHOP OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN HONG KONG INCORPORATION v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FACV1/2011
The appeal is dismissed because the 2004 amendments implementing school-based management do not violate Article 136(1) — the reforms evolved from pre-1997 policy and do not abandon the previous system — and do not infringe Article 141(3) because that Article protects the religious dimension of prior practices (religious instruction and activities) not a sponsoring body's asserted right to absolute control of school governance; the amendments preserve the sponsoring body's ability to set vision/mission and appoint a substantial portion of managers and do not prohibit protected religious practi…