(1) LAU CHI FAI(2) WONG CHI KIN (suing on behalf of himself and all other members of theManagement Committeeof Sheng Kung Hui Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School) v (1) THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE(2) THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

Read the full judgment text of HCMP 001198/1999 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 25 June 1999.

1. There is at present a heated debate in Hong Kong about an area of educational policy. It relates to the retirement of teachers and principals in aided schools. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, the Director of Education wants them to retire when they reach the age of 60. She does not want them to hold up the career paths of new entrants to the teaching profession. However, many teachers and principals wish to continue working after they have reached the age of 60. They believe that