Read the full judgment text of HCMP 598/2013 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 9 August 2013.
1. This is an application by the Director of Social Welfare (“ Director ”), for (i) an order that the consent of the defendant (“ Mr Huang ”) be dispensed with under section 5(5)(a) of the Adoption Ordinance Cap 290 (“ Ordinance ”), and (ii) an order that the child HY be freed for adoption under section 5A of the Ordinance.