Read the full judgment text of FAMV 39/2011, FAMV 40/2011 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 18 January 2012 before Chief Justice Ma, Bokhary PJ, Ribeiro PJ.
Constitutional law – legislative council – functional constituencies – corporate voting – Basic Law Article 26 – right to vote – permanent residents – Legislative Council Ordinance sections 25 and 26 – whether corporate voting unconstitutional – challenge dismissed – leave to appeal refused – not reasonably arguable – history of constitutional development – extrinsic materials – Court of Final Appeal – Appeal Committee.
Legal issues: Constitutionality of corporate voting in functional constituencies
Outcome: Leave to appeal refused.
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