LEUNG KWOK HUNG ALSO KNOWN AS "LONG HAIR" V. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

[2021] HKCFA 2 Court of Final Appeal 18 January 2021 • FACV8/2019 • 12 min read

2 cases cited (0 SG, 2 foreign)

Practice Areas

Rules of the High Court Sex Discrimination Ordinance

Judges (5)

Chan Coram Fok Coram Lord Collins of Mapesbury Coram Ma Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (6)

Department of Justice Firm Ho Tse Wai & Partners Firm Annie Leung Counsel Appellant Anson Wong Yu Yat Counsel Appellant Hectar Pun Counsel Appellant Jin Pao Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Commissioner of Correctional Services Respondent Leung Kwok Hung Appellant

Summary

Following its substantive judgment finding the Commissioner of Correctional Services' hair-cutting policy for male prisoners to be discriminatory, the Court dealt with the form of declaratory relief and costs. The parties agreed on the declaration but disputed the costs order, particularly regarding the period before the appeal was heard. The Court made appropriate orders on relief and costs.

Statutes Cited

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Sex Discrimination Ordinance

s 5(1)(a)

Cases Cited (2)

HK (2)

(2006) 9 HKCFAR 441 [2019] HKCFA 23

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2021] HKCFA 2)