Read the full judgment text of FACV 12/2016 on BabelCite. This FACV judgment was delivered on 11 July 2017.
1. The present appeal requires the Court to determine the constitutionality of a legislative provision which affects the right to stand for election (also called the right to participate in public life) contained in Article 26 of the Basic Law and Article 21 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights. The relevant legislative provision is s 39(2A) of the Legislative Council Ordinance (“the LCO”). [1] Broadly speaking, to address the issue before us, the particular point of principle for consideration can
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