11 Jun 1999
LAU KONG YUNG AND OTHERS v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Citation
- LAU KONG YUNG AND OTHERS v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV109/1999
The Court held that the Director acted unlawfully by insisting on production of certificates of entitlement without considering the appellants' submitted materials when the statutory certificate procedure was effectively inoperative post‑CFA; consequently the removal orders and attendant detention were quashed and the appellants ordered released, but the court declined to grant declarations of status or mandamus because appellants have no automatic right to remain pending verification and the Director retains power to make fresh removal orders after proper consideration.