(1) CHEUNG LAI WAH 張麗華(an infant suing by her father and next friendCHEUNG MIU CHEUNG 張妙祥)(2) NG KA LING 吳嘉玲andNG TAN TAN 吳丹丹(infants suing by their father and next friendNG SEK NIN 吳錫年)(3) TSUI KUEN NANG 徐權能(4) YEUNG NI NI 楊妮妮(an infant suing by her father and next friend YEUNG WING KIN 楊永健) v THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

Read the full judgment text of HCAL 000073/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 9 October 1997.

1. Prior to 1st July, children born and living in mainland China did not have the right of abode in Hong Kong. Now many of them do. They wish to come to Hong Kong and settle here. The Government naturally wants their arrival to be orderly. It is concerned that Hong Kong might be overwhelmed by the sudden influx of thousands of children, who will have to be accommodated and educated. In an attempt to stagger their arrival, and to ensure that only those with the right of abode are allowed to settl