FACV No. 2 of 2013
IN THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
FINAL APPEAL NO. 2 OF 2013 (CIVIL)
(ON APPEAL FROM CACV NO. 185 OF 2009)
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Between :
KONG YUNMING (孔允明)
Appellant
and
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE
Respondent
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Before:
Chief Justice Ma, Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ,
Mr Justice Tang PJ, Mr Justice Bokhary NPJ,
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers NPJ
Dates of Hearing:
18-19 November 2013
Date of Judgment:
17 December 2013
JUDGMENT
Chief Justice Ma:
1.
For the reasons contained in the Judgment of Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ,
this appeal must be allowed. The Government’s policy, which came into effect
on 1 January 2004 requiring all recipients of Comprehensive Social Security