Failure to declare British passport by Hong Kong Legco presidential hopeful makes laws passed under his temporary tenure invalid, judicial review application argues
Cheung Chau resident Kwok Cheuk-kin requests High Court quash decisions made by Legco during Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen’s temporary presidency, saying his foreign right of abode contravened Article 71 of the Basic Law
Legislative Council presidential hopeful Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen’s failure to declare he still held a British passport while acting head of Hong Kong’s legislature was questioned by an activist via judicial review on Tuesday.
Cheung Chau resident Kwok Cheuk-kin, who has a record of challenging government policies, filed an application requesting the High Court quash decisions made by Legco during Leung’s temporary presidency.
Leung took the helm during the previous Legco term in the absence of then president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing.
In his application for a judicial review, Kwok argued Leung had breached Article 71 of the Basic Law – the city’s mini-constitution.
