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Leung Kwok Hung v Chief Executive of HKSAR

(2006) 9 HKCFAR 391
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHK Court of Final Appeal
Year2006
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Covert surveillance without a statutory framework violated Basic Law Art 30 privacy rights, requiring the legislature to enact enabling legislation such as the Interception of Communications Ordinance.

Key Principle

covert surveillance; privacy; Basic Law Art 30; need for statutory framework; Interception of Communications Ordinance enacted

Area of Law

constitutional

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