TAM YUK FUN TOFFEE v. SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE

HCAL 1804/2023

Court of First Instance

Judges:TheHonourable Coleman

HCAL1804/2023 TAM YUK FUN TOFFEE v. SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE

HCAL 1804/2023

[2023] HKCFI 2653

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 1804 of 2023

BETWEEN
	Tam Yuk Fun Toffee	Applicant
	and
	Secretary for the Civil Service	Putative Respondent

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 counsel for the Applicant and counsel for the 2^nd putative respondent in court;

Order by The Honourable Mr Justice Coleman :

1. Leave to apply for judicial review is granted on the papers.

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 (if possible) agreed availability dates for the hearing of the application. 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 12^th day of October 2023.

	(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 12/10/2023 Messrs. Daly & Associates Solicitors for the Applicant Ref.: 7641-TFY/MD/KC/JC		Sent/Handed to the Respondent/the Respondent’s solicitors / such interested parties as may be directed by the Court / the interested parties’ solicitors on 12/10/2023 Secretary for the Civil Service The Putative Respondent c/o Senior Assistant Law Officer (Civil Law) (Civil Litigation Unit) 2 Department of Justice 6th Floor, Main and East Wing, Justice Place 18 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong

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TAM YUK FUN TOFFEE v. SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE
CFI · 26 Apr 2024 · [2024] HKCFI 1020
On appeal from
TAM YUK FUN TOFFEE v. SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE
CA · 6 Mar 2026 · [2026] HKCA 389
On appeal from
TAM YUK FUN TOFFEE v. SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE
CFI
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