CityUHK Law Review

Student-Edited, Peer-Reviewed Law Journal, founded in 2009.

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This case highlights the piecemeal development of LGBTQ+ law in Hong Kong, as the judiciary has been careful not to take over the functions of the LegCo and instead decided in favor of narrow and specific purposes; the purpose of identification via HKIDs.

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The appellants, Q and Henry Tse, applied to amend the gender markers on their HKID cards but were rejected due to not undergoing sex reassignment surgery, as required by immigration policy guidelines.

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The CFA held that the policy was unjustified, requiring SRS as a criterion was objectionable in principle. It failed to demonstrate that it was no more than reasonably necessary to achieve the govt's legitimate aims, to justify interfering with appellants' constitutional rights

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With more arrests to be seen, it is essential to note that the law imposes fines and imprisonment for both summary and indictable convictions, to a fine of HK$1,000,000, and to imprisonment for 5 years under the second tier offence.

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The 1st conviction under the new anti-doxxing law was handed down by the court a year after the legislation. Ho muk-wah pleaded guilty to 7 charges of “disclosing personal data without consent” under s64(3A) Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance was sentenced to 8 months imprisonment

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“Specified harm”
a) harassment, molestation, pestering, threat, or intimidation to the person
b) bodily harm or psychological harm to the person
c) harm causing the person reasonably to be concerned for the person’s safety or well-being
d) damage to the property of the person

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Recent cases, including Ho's conviction and a 2-month suspended sentence for a woman doxxing an alleged scammer on selling face masks, have brought the anti-doxxing law to the public's attention.

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The leasing of an aircraft is one of the most common forms of aircraft financing around the world. In the leasing process, the tax regime of a state is crucial for aircraft lessors to consider.

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Other reforms include loosening the application of the anti-avoidance provision so that a lessor would not be double taxed in different states, and expanding the scope and coverage of lease and aircraft leasing activities.

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On 19 October 2022, the Legislative Council passed three pieces of subsidiary legislation to enhance the Plastic Shopping Bag Charging Scheme.

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