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Citation

HUTCHISON TELEPHONE COMPANY LTD v. THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY, HCAL 16/2004

Case Number

HCAL 16/2004

Court

Court of First Instance

(CFI)

Decision Date

9 December 2025

Parties

Applicant(s):

Hutchison Telephone Company Limited

Respondent(s):

The Telecommunications Authority

HUTCHISON TELEPHONE COMPANY LTD v. THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY

[2025] HKCFI 5821

Court of First Instance9 December 2025

HCAL16/2004 HUTCHISON TELEPHONE COMPANY LTD v. THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY

HCAL 16/2004

[2025] HKCFI 5821

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 16 of 2004

BETWEEN
	Hutchison Telephone Company Limited	Applicant
	與 and
	The Telecommunications Authority	Putative Respondent

Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review

NOTIFICATION of the Judge’s decision (Ord. 53 r. 3)

Following:

consideration of the documents only; or

consideration of the documents and oral submission by the applicant in court;

Order by The Honourable Mr Justice Coleman :

The Applicant’s application for leave to apply for judicial review is dismissed. I make no order as to costs.

Observations for the Applicant :

Refer to the directions of the Honourable Mr Justice Coleman dated 11 and 21 November 2025.

Dated the 9^th day of December 2025.

(Alvin Kwok)
for Registrar, High Court

Where leave to apply has been granted, Applicants and their legal advisers are reminded of their obligation to reconsider the merits of their application in the light of the Respondent’s evidence

Notes for the Applicant: If leave has been granted, the Applicant or his solicitors must:
a) serve on the respondent and such interested parties as may be directed by the Court the order granting leave and any directions given within 14 days after the leave was granted (Order 53, rule 4A); b) issue the originating summons within 14 days after the grant of leave and serve it in accordance with Order 53, rule 5; and c) supply to every other party copies of every affidavit which the Applicant proposes to use at the hearing, including the affidavit in support of the application for leave (Order 53, rule 6(5)).		Sent/Handed to the Applicant/the Applicant’s solicitors on 9/12/2025 Messrs. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Solicitors for the Applicant Ref.: 104548-0005/RKJ/FY HK245100/15+		Sent/Handed to the Respondent/the Respondent’s solicitors / such interested parties as may be directed by the Court / the interested parties’ solicitors on 9/12/2025 The Telecommunications Authority The Putative Respondent Ref.: Nil

HUTCHISON TELEPHONE COMPANY LTD v. THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY

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