14 Jul 2009
RE CHENG KAR-SHUN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- RE CHENG KAR-SHUN AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL79/2009
The court applied the reasonable arguability test and found the applicants established reasonably arguable grounds in relation to (1) the scope of the power to summons under Basic Law Article 73(10) as exercised by a Select Committee and (2) the allegation that the Select Committee expanded beyond its empowering resolution (ultra vires), thereby granting leave for items 1–3; the court refused leave on privacy, legal professional privilege and related grounds (items 4–6) as not reasonably arguable; consequential items and directions for a substantive hearing were ordered.