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Vallejos v Commissioner of Registration

[2013] HKCFA 17; (2013) 16 HKCFAR 45
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Year2013
StatusBinding authority

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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