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Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong v Secretary for Justice

(2011) 14 HKCFAR 754
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Year2011
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 requiring Incorporated Management Committees for aided schools did not breach Art 141 Basic Law (religious organisations' right to run schools). The court applied a proportionality analysis to government interference with the autonomy of religious educators, weighing state interest in school governance against the guaranteed right.

Area of Law

public-law

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