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Hong Kong Golf Club v Director of Environmental Protection & Anor

[2024] HKCFI 1279
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHK Court of First Instance
Year2024
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Courts may quash environmental impact assessments for proposed developments on procedural or substantive judicial review grounds.

Key Principle

Courts can quash environmental studies for proposed developments on procedural or substantive grounds.

Area of Law

public-law

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