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Written by: Zhu Xinxin
2020-05-13 20:38
Last update date: 2020-05-13 20:38Pakistani Hong Kong permanent residents were forced to stay in Junyang Village for 14 days after returning from Pakistan in April this year. However, he was dissatisfied with the government ’s refusal to allow him to be segregated at home or hotel, believing that he was discriminated because of his nationality or race, the applicant ’s personal protection order was rejected earlier, and the High Court issued a judgment to explain the rationale today (13th), balancing public interest and applicant After his personal freedom, he believed that the government ’s approach was not unreasonable.
Applicant Syed Agha Raza Shah, the respondent is the Director of Health. Questioned the applicant because he was discriminated against because of his nationality or race. The judge cited the agency ’s explanation that anyone who arrived in Pakistan from Pakistan or had visited Pakistan in the past 14 days was required to stay in Junyang Village, regardless of nationality or race. In the past few months, Hong Kong people in many countries or places have also encountered the same treatment.
The judge also believed that the department is more suitable than the court to make a decision on controlling the new coronary pneumonia epidemic. The Department considered the epidemic situation in the region and the number of people in Hong Kong when considering the areas where the Hong Kong people need to stay in Junyang Village. The judge believed that the government's approach was not unreasonable, so he refused to approve the personal protection order.
Case number: HCMP 468/2020
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