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Director of Immigration v Chong Fung Yuen

Index Director of Immigration v Chong Fung Yuen

Director of Immigration v. Chong Fung Yuen was a 2001 case in Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal. [1]

46 relations: Albert Chen Hung-yee, Andrew Li, Anthony Mason (judge), Chief Executive of Hong Kong, China, Chinese New Year, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Common law, Comprehensive Social Security Assistance, Court of Appeal (Hong Kong), Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong), Court of First Instance (Hong Kong), Director of Immigration, Elsie Leung, Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macau, Fateh Muhammad v Commissioner of Registration, Frank Stock, Gladys Li, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Basic Law, Illegal immigration, Joseph Fok, Judicial interpretation, Judiciary of Hong Kong, Kemal Bokhary, Legislative intent, National People's Congress, Nationality law of the People's Republic of China, Next friend, Obiter dictum, Originalism, Pakistanis in Hong Kong, Patrick Chan, Right of abode in Hong Kong, Robert Ribeiro, Rule of law, Secretary for Security, Shanwei, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Timothy Tong, Tuen Mun, Tung Chee-hwa, University of Hong Kong, Yale Law School, Yuen Long.

Albert Chen Hung-yee

Albert Chen Hung-yee is a legal scholar in Hong Kong.

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Andrew Li

The Honourable Andrew Li Kwok-nang, CBE, GBM, JP (born December 1948) is a retired Hong Kong judge, and a former Chief Justice of Hong Kong, who was the first to preside over the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, established on 1 July 1997.

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Anthony Mason (judge)

Sir Anthony Frank Mason, (born 21 April 1925) is an Australian judge who served as the ninth Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1987 to 1995.

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Chief Executive of Hong Kong

The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong in China.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year, usually known as the Spring Festival in modern China, is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.

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Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Shatin, Hong Kong formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

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Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

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Comprehensive Social Security Assistance

The Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) scheme is a welfare programme in Hong Kong that provides supplementary payments to Hong Kong residents whose income is not sufficient to meet basic needs.

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Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)

The Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong is the second most senior court in the Hong Kong legal system.

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Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong)

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal is the final appellate court of Hong Kong.

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Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)

The Court of First Instance is the lower court of the High Court of Hong Kong, the upper court being the Court of Appeal.

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Director of Immigration

The Director of Immigration is the head of the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Government, which is responsible for immigration issues and controlling entry ports into Hong Kong.

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Elsie Leung

Elsie Leung Oi-sie, (GBM, JP, (born on 24 April 1939, Hong Kong) was the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong from 1997 to 2005, and was a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. She was succeeded by Wong Yan Lung, SC, on 20 October 2005.

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Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macau

The Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macau, colloquially known as a Two-way Permit or EEP (Exit-Entry Permit) is issued to Chinese nationals with residency in Mainland China as a travel document for the sole purpose to travel the Chinese Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

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Fateh Muhammad v Commissioner of Registration

Fateh Muhammad v. Commissioner of Registration and Registration of Persons Tribunal was a 2001 case in the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong by a Pakistani migrant seeking the right of abode in Hong Kong.

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Frank Stock

Frank Stock, GBS, JP (born 15 June 1945) is a Non-permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.

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Gladys Li

Gladys Veronica Li (born 1948), Senior Counsel at the Hong Kong Bar with a busy constitutional law and human rights practice, is a founding member of the Hong Kong Civic Party.

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Guangdong

Guangdong is a province in South China, located on the South China Sea coast.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory of China on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in East Asia.

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Hong Kong Basic Law

The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is the constitutional document of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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Illegal immigration

Illegal immigration is the illegal entry of a person or a group of persons across a country's border, in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country, with the intention to remain in the country, as well as people who remain living in another country when they do not have the legal right to do so.

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Joseph Fok

Joseph Paul Fok (霍兆剛) (born 24 September 1962) is a Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.

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Judicial interpretation

Judicial interpretation refers to different ways that the judiciary uses to interpret the law, particularly constitutional documents and legislation.

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Judiciary of Hong Kong

The Judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the judicial branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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Kemal Bokhary

Syed Kemal Shah Bokhary, GBM, JP (سید كمال شاه بخاري,; born 25 October 1947) is a judge in Hong Kong.

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Legislative intent

In law, the legislative intent of the legislature in enacting legislation may sometimes be considered by the judiciary when interpreting the law (see judicial interpretation).

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National People's Congress

The National People's Congress (usually abbreviated NPC) is the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2,980 members in 2018, it is the largest parliamentary body in the world. Under China's Constitution, the NPC is structured as a unicameral legislature, with the power to legislate, the power to oversee the operations of the government, and the power to elect the major officers of state. However, the NPC has been described as a "rubber stamp," having "never rejected a government proposal" in its history. The NPC is elected for a term of five years. It holds annual sessions every spring, usually lasting from 10 to 14 days, in the Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The NPC's sessions are usually timed to occur with the meetings of the National Committee of the People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a consultative body whose members represent various social groups. As the NPC and the CPPCC are the main deliberative bodies of China, they are often referred to as the Lianghui (Two Assemblies). According to the NPC, its annual meetings provide an opportunity for the officers of state to review past policies and present future plans to the nation.

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Nationality law of the People's Republic of China

The Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China regulates nationality of the People's Republic of China.

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Next friend

In common law, a next friend (Legal English prochein ami) is a person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on his or her own behalf and who does not have a legal guardian.

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Obiter dictum

Obiter dictum (usually used in the plural, obiter dicta) is Latin phrase meaning "by the way", that is, a remark in a judgment that is "said in passing".

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Originalism

In the context of United States constitutional interpretation, originalism is a way to interpret the Constitution's meaning as stable from the time of enactment, which can be changed only by the steps set out in Article Five.

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Pakistanis in Hong Kong

Pakistanis in Hong Kong are an ethnic minority in Hong Kong numbering 17,253 persons according to the 2011 census.

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Patrick Chan

Patrick Lewis Wai-Kuan Chan (born December 31, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater.

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Right of abode in Hong Kong

The right of abode in Hong Kong is the right to legally reside in Hong Kong without any limit or condition of stay being imposed by the Hong Kong Immigration Department.

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Robert Ribeiro

Roberto Alexandre Vieira Ribeiro (born 20 March 1949) is a Hong Kong judge and honorary lecturer in law at the University of Hong Kong.

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Rule of law

The rule of law is the "authority and influence of law in society, especially when viewed as a constraint on individual and institutional behavior; (hence) the principle whereby all members of a society (including those in government) are considered equally subject to publicly disclosed legal codes and processes".

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Secretary for Security

The Secretary for Security is the member of the Hong Kong Government in charge of the Security Bureau, which is responsible for public safety, security, and immigration matters.

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Shanwei

Shànwěi, or Swabue, (Ty-sami) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.

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Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) is a committee of about 150 members of the National People's Congress (NPC) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which is convened between plenary sessions of the NPC.

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Timothy Tong

Timothy Tong born 12 July 1949, is a former Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption for the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong.

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Tuen Mun

Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is a city near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong.

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Tung Chee-hwa

Tung Chee-hwa (born 7 July 1937) is a Shanghai-born Hong Kong businessman and politician.

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University of Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong (often abbreviated as HKU) is a public research university located in Pokfulam, Hong Kong.

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Yale Law School

Yale Law School (often referred to as Yale Law or YLS) is the law school of Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Yuen Long

Yuen Long, formerly romanised as Un Long, is an area and town on the Yuen Long Plain located in the western New Territories, Hong Kong.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_Immigration_v_Chong_Fung_Yuen

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