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Hong Kong Case Law

Pre-election relief
  • 27 Jul 2016

    LEUNG TIN KEI EDWARD v. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION

    Citation
    LEUNG TIN KEI EDWARD v. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCAL133/2016

    The court refused to treat the applications as urgent and declined to entertain pre-election determination because applicants had an adequate alternative remedy (post-election election petition), could submit nominations without the contested Confirmation Form so no irreversible prejudice was shown, and binding authority prohibits intermediate pre-election judicial review except in rare compelling cases.