LAM KONG SEK v. APPEAL PANEL (HOUSING)

[2025] HKCFI 856

Court of First Instance26 February 2025

HCAL479/2025 LAM KONG SEK v. APPEAL PANEL (HOUSING)

HCAL 479/2025

[2025] HKCFI 856

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 479 of 2025

BETWEEN
	LAM KONG SEK	Applicants
	and
	APPEAL PANEL (HOUSING)	Putative Respondent
	and
	HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY	Putative Interested Party

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. 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 26^th day of February 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 26/2/2025 Messrs. Lau & Ngan, Solicitors LLP Solicitors for the Applicants Ref.: ML/37062/24/SL		Sent/Handed to the Respondent/the Respondent’s solicitors / such interested parties as may be directed by the Court / the interested parties’ solicitors on 26/2/2025 THE APPEAL PANEL (HOUSING) The Putative Respondent Ref.: HD 1-7/COMM2/12/32666 HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY The Putative Interested Party Ref.: HD 1-7/COMM2/12/32666

LAM KONG SEK v. APPEAL PANEL (HOUSING)

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