HCAL 87/2007
J U D G M E N T
1. In judicial review, the court is concerned with the legality of administrative decisions. The court can examine whether an administrative decision has been made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions and other common law principles securing the procedural and substantive fairness of the process. However, the court cannot substitute its own view as regards what decision should be made. Provided that the administrative decision is one a minister or an executive body can lawfully make, the court cannot interfere.
9. Graded buildings, even those Classified as Grade I, could be demolished. According to the information set out in the Legco paper, out of the 607 graded buildings in the past 27 years, 54 had been demolished including 5 Grade I buildings.
10. Further, not all Grade I buildings were declared to be monuments by the Authority. 607 historical buildings have been graded and 151 were classified as Grade I. Out of those 151 Grade I buildings, only 28 were declared to be monuments. At the same time, the Authority has also declared 26 Grade II buildings and 3 Grade III buildings as monuments.
11. Hence, as a matter of actual practice in the past, a classification by the Board, whether as Grade I, Grade II or Grade III buildings, is not determinative as regards whether a declaration would be made by the Authority under Section 3 of the Ordinance.
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