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cause to be removed from the website www.cnngo.com a
photograph of and caption referring to the plaintiff and his wife
contained in an article titled “12 of the best golf courses
according to Hong Kong’s pros and avid fanatics”,
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such state of removal do continue until judgment in
these proceedings or further order of the court.”
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As requested, I reserved the question of the costs of the
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application; and gave directions for speedy trial. Chor was directed to take
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out a summons for case management conference (before a judge) within 21
days.
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As indicated, I now give my reasons.
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HEARING CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC
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12.
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Prior to the hearing, Chor applied for direction that this
hearing be closed to the public. Solabarrieta opposed. For the following
reasons, I refused the application.
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Practice Direction 25.1 provides that at any stage of any
proceedings (other than certain specified types), where the court is of the
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view that one or more of the reasons in Article 10 of the Hong Kong Bill of
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Rights Ordinance, Cap 383 are satisfied, it has the discretion to order a
chambers hearing open to the public be closed to the public for the whole
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or part of the hearing.
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Article 10 of Cap 383 provides for the right to a fair and public
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hearing. The press and the public may be excluded from all or part of a
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trial (i) for reasons of morals, public order or national security in a
democratic society, or (ii) when the interest of the private lives of the
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parties so requires, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion of the
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