Read the full judgment text of HCAL 000014/2000 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 4 May 2000.
1. I am satisfied that despite her absence from Hong Kong, the petitioner was still an ordinary resident in Hong Kong. Her absence was due to her studies in Taiwan and she returned to Hong Kong as soon as her studies were completed. The petitioner should be eligible to stand as a candidate in the District Council election in November 1999. As a result, the decision of the 1st respondent on 21 October 1999 as to the validity of the nomination of the petitioner was not correct.