Read the full judgment text of HCAL 2337/2019 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 23 October 2019.
1. In this application for leave to apply for judicial review, the Applicants seek to challenge an alleged requirement that a member of the public can only hold a public meeting or public procession with the approval of the Commissioner of Police (“the Commissioner”) or the Appeal Board under the Public Order Ordinance , Cap 245 (“the Ordinance”), on the ground that such approval requirement is inconsistent with Articles 27 and 39 of the Basic Law (“BL 27” and “BL 39” respectively). In what fol