Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Termination of public housing tenancy

Legal area

Court

15 May 2026

龔樹棠對上訴委員會（房屋） [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 2553
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL609/2026

Permission for judicial review was refused because the Housing Authority and Appeals Committee had an evidential basis (multiple failed home visits, appointment letters, low and zero utility readings, admissions of residence elsewhere) for their factual finding of non‑residence and their exercise of discretion was not unreasonable or illegal; the applicant raised no arguable legal error sufficient to merit judicial review.
12 Jul 2021

劉佛照對房屋署

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 1941
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL837/2020

The court refused extension of time and refused leave because the applicant's delay was substantial and unjustified and his claimed grounds lacked an arguable case: the alleged misrepresentations were matters of fact for the Housing Department and Appeal Board (not amenable to review on merits), the forms were sufficiently clear, there was no evidence of staff misleading or procedural unfairness at the appeal, and the appeal board had considered health issues; accordingly no basis for judicial intervention.