Read the full judgment text of DCMP 1645/2018 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 19 September 2019.
1. This is an application by a 12 year old minor (“the Minor”), who is suing by his mother and next friend Madam Cao (“Madam Cao”). By an amended originating summons filed on 3 August 2018, the Minor seeks a declaration from this court that the 1 st respondent in law is his father pursuant to section 6(1)(a) of the Parent and Child Ordinance, Cap 429 (“the Ordinance”). In short, the Minor asks the court to give an order to amend his birth certificate in order to substitute the name of the 1 st