Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 25 January 1999.
1. The election of a village representative for Po Toi O Village in the New Territories is due to take place next month. The Applicant, Chan Wah, applied to be registered as a voter in that election. That application was refused on the ground that he was not an indigenous villager of Po Toi O Village. Mr. Chan contends that the refusal to register him as a voter in the election on that ground was unlawful. He now applies for judicial review.