Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000523/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 9 October 1997.
1. This is an appeal by way of case-stated by the Secretary for Justice against the decision of a magistrate dismissing two summonses alleging that between 1st June 1996 and 17th August 1996 the Respondents failed to comply with two notices issued on 1st April 1996 by the Director of Planning pursuant to section 23(1) of the Town Planning Ordinance, Cap.131. The first summons was against the 1st Respondent who was the registered owner of several lots of agricultural land in Tai Sang Wai, Yuen Lo