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Hong Kong court to hear Chow Hang-tung’s challenge against female prisoners’ attire
A Hong Kong court has agreed to hear a judicial challenge by detained activist Chow Hang-tung objecting to a “plainly arbitrary” rule that dictates female prisoners must wear trousers during the daytime all year round at the expense of their health.
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The High Court on Tuesday handed down a written decision by Mr Justice Russell Coleman ruling that Chow Hang-tung’s application for judicial review had sufficient merits to warrant a substantive inquiry.
The judge had previously granted permission to another female inmate to mount a legal challenge against the same prison policy, only for the applicant to drop her case before the case proceeded to a full hearing.
Chow argued in her written application that she had been subject to less favourable treatment compared with her male counterparts under the Correctional Services Department policy.
Her court filing pointed out that under prison rules, female inmates must wear long trousers during the daytime 365 days a year without exception, whereas their male counterparts are allowed to wear shorts in the summer.