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CHEN YIYI a minor, by her next friend and father, CHEN HAIMENG AND OTHERS v. SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION, HCAL 2434/2025

Case Number

HCAL 2434/2025

Court

Court of First Instance

(CFI)

Decision Date

8 December 2025

Parties

Applicant(s):

CHEN YIYI a minor, by her next friend and father, CHEN HAIMENG, CHENG JINGHAO a minor, by his next friend and mother, WANG DANDAN, WU YIFEI a minor, by her next friend and father, WU LESI

Respondent(s):

father, CHEN HAIMENG 1st Applicant CHENG JINGHAO a minor, by his next friend and mother, WANG DANDAN 2nd Applicant WU YIFEI a minor, by her next friend and father, WU LESI 3rd Applicant THE 4TH THROUGH 87TH APPLICANTS LISTED AT ANNEX 1 TO THE FORM 86 4th through 87th Applicants and SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION, SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION

CHEN YIYI a minor, by her next friend and father, CHEN HAIMENG AND OTHERS v. SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION

[2025] HKCFI 6156

Court of First Instance8 December 2025

HCAL2434/2025 CHEN YIYI a minor, by her next friend and father, CHEN HAIMENG AND OTHERS v. SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION

HCAL 2434/2025

[2025] HKCFI 6156

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 2434 of 2025

BETWEEN
	CHEN YIYI a minor, by her next friend and father, CHEN HAIMENG	1^st Applicant
	CHENG JINGHAO a minor, by his next friend and mother, WANG DANDAN	2^nd Applicant
	WU YIFEI a minor, by her next friend and father, WU LESI	3^rd Applicant
	THE 4^TH THROUGH 87^TH APPLICANTS LISTED AT ANNEX 1 TO THE FORM 86	4^th through 87^th Applicants
	and
	SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION	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;

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. A tight timetable and an early hearing are preferable. 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 8^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 8/12/2025 Messrs. DENTONS Solicitors for the Applicants Ref.: 1000122.00001/RK/HL/HCHL		Sent/Handed to the Respondent/the Respondent’s solicitors / such interested parties as may be directed by the Court / the interested parties’ solicitors on 8/12/2025 Department of Justice For the Putative Respondent Ref.: HCAL 2434/25

CHEN YIYI a minor, by her next friend and father, CHEN HAIMENG AND OTHERS v. SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION

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