9 Aug 1969
RE M L
- Citation
- RE M L
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP103/1969
The court held that it had inherent jurisdiction to make a British subject infant a ward of court even though the infant was physically outside the jurisdiction; in Hong Kong the father of an illegitimate child may maintain wardship proceedings and his wishes must be considered alongside the mother's, subject always to the paramountcy of the infant's welfare; applying those principles the court ordered the infant returned, made a ward, and placed in the care and control of the mother with reasonable access to the father.