Read the full judgment text of CACV 40/1998 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 20 May 1998.
1. The respondents are 81 applicants who sought, by way of judicial review in the Court of First Instance, a court declaration that part of paragraph 2(c) of Schedule 1 to the Immigration (Amendment) (No.2) Ordinance 1997 ("the No.2 Ordinance") is invalid as contravening the Basic Law. That provision purports to deny them the right to apply for permanent residence in Hong Kong under Article 24(3) of the Basic Law . The learned judge granted the declaration. This is an appeal by the Director of I