MA CHUN MAN V. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

[2025] HKCA 585 Court of Appeal 24 June 2025 • CACV4/2025 • 35 min read
12 cases cited (0 SG, 12 foreign) Cited by 1 case

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Summary

Prisoner Ma Chun Man challenged the Commissioner of Correctional Services' decision not to refer his case to the Long-term Prison Sentences Review Board. The applicant was serving a sentence and argued his constitutional rights under the ICCPR were violated. The Court of Appeal (Poon CJHC, Pang and Anthea Pang JJA) considered the intersection of national security legislation with prisoners' review rights and dismissed the appeal.

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Ordinance
s 67A

Cases Cited (12)

UK (1)
[2024] AC 130
HK (11)
(2002) 5 HKCFAR 415 (2012) 15 HKCFAR 16 [2010] 1 HKC 297 [2010] 4 HKLRD 409 [2011] 1 HKC 34 [2022] 1 HKLRD 219 [2022] 5 HKLRD 221 [2022] 5 HKLRD 246 [2024] 2 HKLRD 565 [2024] 3 HKLRD 32 [2024] HKCFI 3531

Cited By (1)

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 585)