CHOW KIN HANG ALI V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE DEPARTMENT

[2025] HKCA 324 Court of Appeal 10 April 2025 • CACV99/2023 • 26 min read

13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign)

Practice Areas

Crimes Ordinance Employment Ordinance Rules of the District Court Rules of the High Court

Judges (3)

Au Coram Chow Coram Chu Coram

Counsel (2)

Tony Kan & Co Firm Carol Lee Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Secretary for Justice for and on Behalf of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Respondent Chow Kin Hang Ali Applicant

Summary

Chow Kin Hang Ali, a litigant in person, appealed against a District Court judgment dismissing his personal injury claim against the Secretary for Justice on behalf of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. The Court of Appeal considered multiple grounds of appeal and delivered a comprehensive judgment on the factual and legal issues.

Statutes Cited

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

s 44

Employment Ordinance (Cap 57)

Rules of the District Court (Cap 336H)

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (13)

UK (2)

[2004] UKHL 13 [2017] UKSC 67

HK (11)

(2006) 9 HKCFAR 103 (2009) 12 HKCFAR 581 [2013] 5 HKLRD 225 [2018] 2 HKLRD 186 [2019] 5 HKLRD 515 [2019] HKCFA 22 [2020] HKCA 707 [2023] 1 HKLRD 1043 [2023] HKCA 1246 [2023] HKCFI 1681 [2023] HKDC 237

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 324)