A Human Rights Defence of Hong Kong's Occupy Central
With the Hong Kong Government set on introducing an undemocratic electoral reform in the coming months, Professor Benny Tai has proposed to organise a peaceful assembly, ‘Occupy Central with Love...
Kong Yunming v The Director of Social Welfare: Constitutional protection of social welfare rights in Hong Kong
On 17 December 2013, the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong unanimously allowed the appeal of Madam Kong in Kong Yunming v The Director of Social Welfare (Kong). Kong,...
Transsexual Persons Can Get Married in Hong Kong in a Year’s Time
On 16th July, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal in W v. The Registrar of Marriages made a declaration that the words “woman” and “female” in the Matrimonial Ordinance...
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ruled on refugee law gateway issue
On 25 March 2013, the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) in Hong Kong unanimously allowed an appeal by three asylum seekers, C, KMF and BF. The appeal is based on...
