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Citation

FOZ AND OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, HCAL 769/2022

Case Number

HCAL 769/2022

Court

Court of First Instance

(CFI)

Decision Date

27 June 2024

Parties

Applicant(s):

FOZ 1st Applicant NOS 2nd Applicant LI 3rd Applicant LOS 4th Applicant MIN 5th Applicant RIN, FOZ, NOS, LI, LOS, MIN, RIN

Respondent(s):

DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

FOZ AND OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

[2024] HKCFI 1732

Court of First Instance27 June 2024

HCAL769/2022 FOZ AND OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

HCAL 769/2022

[2024] HKCFI 1732

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 769 of 2022

BETWEEN

	FOZ	1 ^st Applicant
	NOS	2 ^nd Applicant
	LI	3 ^rd Applicant
	LOS	4 ^th Applicant
	MIN	5 ^th Applicant
	RIN	6 ^th Applicant
	and
	DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION	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 :

1. Leave to apply for judicial review is granted on the papers, so far filed.

2. The parties are to liaise with a view to proposing jointly agreed directions to lead to a substantive hearing of the application for judicial review, including as to potential dates for the hearing. The parties are referred to paragraphs 8-13 of Practice Direction 26.1.

3. Liberty to apply.

4. All questions of costs are reserved.

Observations:

Dated the 27^th day of June 2024.

	(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 27/6/2024 Messrs. Patricia Ho & Associates Solicitors for the Applicant Ref.: PH 181-20		Sent/Handed to the Respondent/the Respondent’s solicitors / such interested parties as may be directed by the Court / the interested parties’ solicitors on 27/6/2024 Department of Justice For the Putative Respondent Ref.: HCAL 769/22

FOZ AND OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

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