Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 11 February 1999.
1. This court is grateful to both counsel for their well-structured submissions. This application is focused on s. 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance. Every matter at issue in the Court of Appeal was within a narrow compass. Despite the embellishments and on the assumption that the affidavit of Professor Leung is admissible, the decided issues do not seem to have given rise to any point of great general or public importance or "otherwise". Mr Tang relies on the words "grea