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SC balances childโ€™s right to know paternity and alleged fatherโ€™s right to privacy

The top court has consistently held in various judgments that DNA tests should not be ordered routinely, but there has never been a conclusive answer to when they should be permitted; in case of continuous denial of paternity, the court resorts to DNA test in the interest of justice

DNA test confirms baby Danny is Hong Kong โ€˜Save Lilyโ€™ coupleโ€™s son

Hong Kong authorities have confirmed that an unmarried couple arrested on suspicion of child neglect are the biological parents of undocumented infant Danny. A police source told the South China Morning Post on Thursday that Tsang Wai-bong and Kwan Pui-sin were the parents of the two-month-old, citing DNA test results. Danny was born to the unmarried couple at home in Hong Kong and was not registered with the Immigration Department, as his parents declined to submit a DNA test report to confirm...