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Vallejos v Commissioner of Registration

[2013] HKCFA 17
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Year2013
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Foreign domestic helpers are not eligible for permanent residency under Article 24(2)(4) of the Basic Law because their stay is subject to a condition of stay, not 'ordinarily resident.'

Area of Law

constitutional

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