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Hysan Development Co Ltd v Town Planning Board

(2016) 19 HKCFAR 66
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHK Court of Final Appeal
Year2016
StatusBinding authority

Summary

The CFA established the proportionality framework applicable to government interference with the right to property protected under the Basic Law and the Bill of Rights.

Key Principle

right to property under the Basic Law; proportionality test for government interference

Area of Law

Property and Landlord-Tenant

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