2 Apr 1998
NG KA LING AND ANOTHER v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Citation
- NG KA LING AND ANOTHER v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV216/1997
The Court held the Immigration (Amendment) (No.3) Ordinance 1997 (the certificate of entitlement scheme requiring application via the Mainland BEEA and affixation to a Mainland exit travel document) is a constitutional procedure implementing Article 22(4) and is not inconsistent with the Basic Law or ICCPR as a general measure to regulate orderly settlement; the No.2 Ordinance provision that excluded illegitimate children of male Hong Kong permanent residents from Article 24(3) was unconstitutional and invalid as it unlawfully restricted the scope of Article 24(3) and violated equality princi…