Hong Kong Parents Lose Bid to Regain Custody of Baby Danny
Hong Kong parents have lost their legal bid to regain custody of their baby, Danny, from welfare authorities. The court dismissed the father's attempt as 'inappropriate'.
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Hong Kong parents lose legal bid to get baby Danny back from welfare authorities
The parents of a Hong Kong baby taken into the care of welfare authorities have lost a legal bid to have their home-born baby son returned to them, with the judge arguing the father’s child-raising methods failed to consider the possible risks. High Court Judge Queeny Au Yeung Kwai-yue on Wednesday dismissed Tsang Wai-bong’s application after he earlier filed a writ of habeas corpus regarding his son Danny. The boy was placed in a shelter run by the Social Welfare Department after a child...
By Fiona Chow
Read full article →Hong Kong court dismisses ‘free birth’ father’s ‘inappropriate’ bid to regain custody of baby Danny from gov’t
A Hong Kong court has dismissed a father’s “inappropriate” application for a writ of habeas corpus for his infant son Danny, who was born unassisted at home and has been kept in government custody. When granted, a writ of habeas corpus – meaning “to have the body” – would force a person or authority holding […]
By Hans Tse
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