KOO MING KOWN V. THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF HONG KONG AND OTHERS

[2024] HKCFI 2869 Court of First Instance 16 October 2024 • HCA1481/2014 • 131 min read

44 cases cited (0 HK, 44 foreign) Cited by 9 cases

Practice Areas

Theft, Fraud & Dishonesty Intellectual Property

Judges (1)

Counsel (12)

Karas So LLP Firm Or & Partners Firm V Hau & Chow, former Solicitors Firm Abel Lam Counsel Plaintiff Abraham Chan, SC Counsel Defendant Alexander Tang Counsel Plaintiff Edward Chan Counsel Plaintiff Jason Pow, SC Counsel Plaintiff Keith Chan Counsel Defendant Keith Cheung Counsel Defendant Richard Yip Counsel Defendant Theresa Chow Counsel Defendant

Parties (6)

The Baptist Convention of Hong Kong Defendant Chan Chi Mong Hopkins Defendant Ho Kin Chung Defendant Koo Ming Kown Plaintiff Lo Veng Cheong Defendant Young Kwok Hung Clement Defendant

Case Significance

Koo Ming Kown v. The Baptist Convention of Hong Kong and Others [2024] HKCFI 2869 is a Court of First Instance decision dated 16 October 2024, classified under theft, fraud and dishonesty and intellectual property. No outcome is recorded for this stage of the proceedings. The decision cites Moorthy Selvaraj (as one of the beneficiaries of the estate of Karupaya Selvaraj, deceased) v. Karupayee Ammal (as the administratrix and one of the beneficiaries of the estate of Karupayaselvaraj, deceased) and Others [2024] HKCFI 403. The dispute between Koo Ming Kown and the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong continued through further stages, including a later Court of First Instance decision under the same name, [2025] HKCFI 4680, and Court of Appeal proceedings at [2026] HKCA 1098 and [2026] HKCA 372, as well as a related matter, Koo Ming Kown v. Rev. Mr. Mok Kong Ting and Others [2026] HKCFI 802.

What subject areas does Koo Ming Kown v. The Baptist Convention of Hong Kong involve ([2024] HKCFI 2869)?

Koo Ming Kown v. The Baptist Convention of Hong Kong and Others [2024] HKCFI 2869 is classified under theft, fraud and dishonesty and intellectual property, decided by the Court of First Instance on 16 October 2024, with no outcome recorded at this stage.

Did the Baptist Convention dispute continue beyond the 2024 decision ([2024] HKCFI 2869)?

Yes. The dispute continued into further Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal proceedings under the same case name, including [2025] HKCFI 4680, [2026] HKCA 1098, and [2026] HKCA 372, plus a related matter, Koo Ming Kown v. Rev. Mr. Mok Kong Ting and Others [2026] HKCFI 802.

Statutes Cited

Evidence Ordinance (Cap 8)

s 13

Limitation Ordinance (Cap 347)

Cases Cited (44)

UK (21)

[1891] 3 Ch 82 [1893] 1 Ch 618 [1972] AC 877 [1977] AC 890 [1982] QB 84 [1985] 1 WLR 948 [1996] AC 563 [1998] AC 786 [1998] Ch 1 [2003] 2 AC 1 [2003] EWCA Civ 1794 [2004] 1 AC 919 [2006] EWHC 2887 [2010] EWHC 1392 [2013] EWCA Civ 910 [2013] UKSC 34 [2014] EWHC 3615 [2017] AC 142 [2019] EWHC 366 [2021] QB 1027 [2024] AC 168

HK (23)

(2003) 6 HKCFAR 336 (2004) 7 HKCFAR 79 (2005) 8 HKCFAR 387 (2007) 10 HKCFAR 31 (2013) 16 HKCFAR 681 [1997] HKLRD 1238 [2000] 1 HKLRD 14 [2006] 4 HKC 406 [2009] 4 HKLRD 29 [2009] 5 HKLRD 513 [2010] 4 HKLRD 219 [2012] 5 HKLRD 421 [2015] 5 HKC 22 [2018] HKCFI 2286 [2020] HKCFI 252 [2021] HKCFI 2242 [2022] HKCA 472 [2022] HKCFI 1591 [2022] HKCFI 3326 [2022] HKCFI 543 [2023] HKCA 1278 [2023] HKCA 185 [2024] HKCFI 403

Cited By (9)

[2026] HKCA 1098

KOO MING KOWN V. THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF HONG KONG AND OTHERS

[2026] HKCFI 3433

LAI CHIK KUN MICHAEL AND OTHERS V. THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF HONG KONG AND ANOTHER

[2026] HKCFI 802

KOO MING KOWN V. REV. MR. MOK KONG TING AND OTHERS

[2026] HKCA 372

KOO MING KOWN V. THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF HONG KONG AND OTHERS

[2025] HKCFI 5270

LI YUHONG V. OOO SECURITIES (HK) GROUP LTD (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ORIENTIERT XYZ SECURITIES LTD) (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AMTD GLOBAL MARKETS LTD) (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AMTD ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD)

[2025] HKDC 1650

SILVER KING CHINA LTD V. KONG SHUM UNION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

[2025] HKCFI 4680

KOO MING KOWN V. THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF HONG KONG AND OTHERS

[2025] HKCFI 2525

YEUNG SIU YUNG V. FAN PUI WAN, MARGARET AND OTHERS

[2025] HKDC 464

BEST FOODSTUFF LTD V. MIUMI INTERNATIONAL FOOD COMPANY LTD

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 9 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2026] HKCA 372 Court of Appeal

20 March 2026

[2025] HKCFI 5270 Court of First Instance

24 December 2025

[2026] HKCA 1098 Court of Appeal

30 June 2026

[2026] HKCFI 3433 Court of First Instance

12 June 2026

[2026] HKCFI 802 Court of First Instance

1 April 2026

[2025] HKDC 1650 District Court

29 September 2025