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Item No. Recommendations Rules Affected Amendment Rules
Section 31:     Judicial Review
Recommendations 144 - 148
80. Recommendation 144
Rules along the lines of CPR 54.1 to 54.3, suitably adapted, retaining the present terminology, should be adopted for defining the scope of judicial review proceedings in Hong Kong.

RHC
Order 53
Appendix A
Rules 147-157
81. Recommendation 145
Provision should be made to enable persons wishing to be heard at the substantive hearing, subject to the court's discretion, to be heard in support of, as well as in opposition to, an application for judicial review.

82. Recommendation 146
pplications for leave to bring a claim for judicial review should be required to be served with all supporting evidence on the proposed respondent and on any other persons known by the applicant to be directly affected by the claim, unless the court otherwise direct.

83. Recommendation 147
Persons served should be given the choice of either acknowledging service and putting forward written grounds for resisting the application or grounds in support additional to those relied on by the applicant; or declining to participate unless and until the applicant secures leave to bring the claim for judicial review.

84. Recommendation 148
If leave is granted, the order granting leave and any case management directions should be required to be served by the applicant on the respondent (whether or not he has acknowledged service) and on all interested parties who have acknowledged service, such persons then becoming entitled, if they so wish, to file grounds and evidence to contest or to support on additional grounds, the claim for judicial review.

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