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Hong Kong


This National Site collects leading decisions from Hong Kong. The National Coordinators for Hong Kong are:

Mark Daly

Mark Daly (Partner, Barnes & Daly, Hong Kong SAR, China) obtained a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto in 1992 and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in Ontario, Canada. He was subsequently admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong, England and Wales, and has a Master of Laws in Human Rights from the University of Hong Kong. Working in Hong Kong since 1995, Mark has concentrated on human rights and refugee issues. He previously worked with Pam Baker and Company on judicial review and habeas corpus cases and on Vietnamese refugee cases. In May 2000, he represented the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor before the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva.

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Michael Hartmann

The Honourable Mr. Justice Michael Hartmann, is responsible for constitutional and administrative law matters at the Court of First Instance (trial division) of the High Court, Hong Kong. He qualified and practiced in Zimbabwe before moving to Hong Kong in 1983. Prior to appointment to the judiciary in 1991, Justice Hartmann worked as counsel in the Hong Kong Attorney General's Chambers, specializing in international criminal law. Since appointment he has presided over numerous judicial review hearings related to the Executive's handling of claims made for refugee status and related claims such as claims made under the Convention Against Torture.

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Hong Kong's Most Recent Decision

The most recent decision added to the Hong Kong site is Sakthevel Prabakar v Secretary for Security, a decision rendered in Hong Kong SAR by the Court of Final Appeal on Friday, June 04, 2004, involving an applicant from Sri Lanka. A brief summary of the facts of the case is: Northern Sri Lankan man fears arrest and torture by authorities because he is suspected of being a member of LTTE.

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