Read the full judgment text of FCMC 2867/2021 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 7 November 2023 before 黃禮榮.
Divorce – Nullity of Marriage – Foreign Marriage – Bigamy – Marriage Proceedings Ordinance (Cap 179) s.20A – Offences against the Person Ordinance (Cap 212) s.45 – Parties married in Fujian, China in 1978 – Husband claimed marriage void due to procedural defects under Chinese law – Court held marriage valid as Chinese courts rejected husband's application – Divorce granted, nullity petition dismissed, costs awarded to Wife, referral to DPP for bigamy
Legal issues: Validity of marriage under Marriage Proceedings Ordinance s.20A · Referral for bigamy
Outcome: Husband's nullity petition dismissed; Divorce order granted to Wife.
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