Read the full judgment text of HCAL 1068/2019 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 26 June 2019.
1. In this application for leave to apply for judicial review, the Applicant seeks to challenge an alleged policy of the Commissioner of Rating and Valuation (“ the Commissioner ”) to exempt New Territories Indigenous Villagers from having to pay rates and Government rent, the gravamen of his complaint being that rates and Government rent are levied to defray Government expenses and the alleged policy would result in Non-New Territories Indigenous Villagers having to pay higher rates and Governm