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Hong Kong legitimate expectationgrounds procedural impropriety

Lo Siu Lan v Hong Kong Housing Authority

(2005) 8 HKCFAR 363
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHK Court of Final Appeal
Year2005
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Residents of public housing estates had no enforceable legitimate expectation of procedural consultation before the Housing Authority divested estates to Link REIT.

Key Principle

legitimate expectation; public housing estate divestment; Link REIT listing; procedural fairness

Area of Law

public-law

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