CHU CHEUNG CHEUNG AND ANOTHER V. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF PROVIDENT CENTRE NO 21-53 WHARF ROAD, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG AND OTHERS

[2024] HKDC 1899 District Court 18 November 2024 • DCCJ244/2021 • 139 min read

12 cases cited (0 HK, 12 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Outcome

Application allowed

I allowed the application as I was of the view that (i) the photos and computer records were of high probative value and could assist the Court to resolve the real controversies in dispute; (ii) the 4

Source: [2024] HKDC 1899, District Court, decided 18 November 2024. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (1)

Alan Kwong Coram

Counsel (6)

K B Chau & Co Firm Kwok, Ng & Chan Firm Munros Firm Stephen Siu Counsel Defendant Vincent LI Counsel Plaintiff Wong Cho Lik Counsel Defendant

Parties (5)

Chu Cheung Cheung, Tsang Yee Ping Ellia Angela Plaintiff Fai Hung Construction (Hk) Company Limited Defendant Iss Eastpoint Property Management Limited Defendant Kwan Wing Hang Defendant The Incorporated Owners of Provident Centre No 21-53 Wharf Road, North Point, Hong Kong Defendant

Case Significance

Chu Cheung Cheung and Another v The Incorporated Owners of Provident Centre No 21-53 Wharf Road, North Point, Hong Kong and Others [2024] HKDC 1899 was decided in the District Court on 18 November 2024. The court allowed the application before it, holding: "I allowed the application as I was of the view that (i) the photos and computer records were of high probative value and could assist the Court to resolve the real controversies in dispute; (ii) the 4". The case record cites Erik Febriyanti v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2013 among the authorities considered. The decision was later referenced in Tollemache Company Ltd and Others v Raymond Lun Kwok Pao Also Known As Pao Lun Kwok Raymond [2024] HKDC 2026, Tam Chun Fai, Suing By His Lawful Attorney, Leung Tsz Kwan v Ling Yuk Sing [2026] HKDC 1234, and Kwok Kin Nam and Another v Ip Sau Chun Susanna and Another [2026] HKDC 912.

What did the District Court decide in Chu Cheung Cheung and Another v The Incorporated Owners of Provident Centre [2024] HKDC 1899?

The District Court allowed the application, finding the photos and computer records in question were of high probative value and could assist in resolving the real controversies in dispute, as set out in the court's holding in [2024] HKDC 1899.

Which later District Court cases refer to [2024] HKDC 1899?

[2024] HKDC 1899 was subsequently cited in Tollemache Company Ltd and Others v Raymond Lun Kwok Pao [2024] HKDC 2026, Tam Chun Fai v Ling Yuk Sing [2026] HKDC 1234, and Kwok Kin Nam and Another v Ip Sau Chun Susanna and Another [2026] HKDC 912.

Statutes Cited

Building Management Ordinance

s 18

Cases Cited (12)

UK (2)

[1940] AC 880 [1980] 1 QB 485

HK (10)

(2007) 10 HKCFAR 480 [1996] 4 HKC 278 [2014] 5 HKLRD 744 [2019] HKCFI 1895 [2022] HKDC 211 [2022] HKDC 671 [2022] HKDC 856 [2023] HKDC 1160 [2024] HKCFI 2013 [2024] HKLDT 86

Cited By (3)

[2026] HKDC 1234

TAM CHUN FAI, SUING BY HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY, LEUNG TSZ KWAN V. LING YUK SING

[2026] HKDC 912

KWOK KIN NAM AND ANOTHER V. IP SAU CHUN SUSANNA AND ANOTHER

[2024] HKDC 2026

TOLLEMACHE COMPANY LTD AND OTHERS V. RAYMOND LUN KWOK PAO ALSO KNOWN AS PAO LUN KWOK RAYMOND

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 4 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2024] HKDC 2026 District Court

6 December 2024

[2026] HKDC 1234 District Court

14 July 2026

[2026] HKDC 912 District Court

5 June 2026

[2024] HKDC 2109 區域法院

20 December 2024