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right of abodeordinary residencebasic law interpretation
Vallejos v Commissioner of Registration
[2013] HKCFA 17; (2013) 16 HKCFAR 45
Key Principle
Foreign domestic helpers admitted to Hong Kong subject to restrictive conditions of stay are not 'ordinarily resident' for the purposes of Article 24(2)(4) of the Basic Law and so cannot acquire the right of abode as permanent residents by virtue of seven years' continuous stay.
Area of Law
constitutional
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