Read the full judgment text of HCMC 000001/2005 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 26 August 2005.
1. This judgment concerns the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts in divorce proceedings, specifically the jurisdiction given to the courts by s.3(c) of the Matrimonial Causes Ordinance, Cap.179 (‘the Ordinance’). The subsection bestows jurisdiction on our courts when a petitioner has ‘a substantial connection’ with Hong Kong.