BEIJING SONGXIANGHU ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION ENGINEERING CO LTD V. KITTY KAM ALSO KNOWN AS WANG YUZHI (and 1 other)

[2025] HKCA 1134 Court of Appeal 17 December 2025 • CACV495/2024; CAMP247/2024 • 51 min read

26 cases cited (0 HK, 26 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal was dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 1134, Court of Appeal, decided 17 December 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Practice Areas

Theft, Fraud & Dishonesty

Judges (3)

Barma Coram G Lam Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (8)

Bowers Firm P.C. Woo & Co Firm Alex Yeung Counsel Plaintiff Arthur Poon Counsel Plaintiff Douglas Lam Counsel Plaintiff Jat Sew-Tong Counsel Defendant Jonathan Fung Counsel Defendant Sabrina Ho Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Beijing Songxianghu Architectural Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd. (⾹⼯) Plaintiff Kitty Kam Defendant

Case Significance

BEIJING SONGXIANGHU ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION ENGINEERING CO LTD V. KITTY KAM ALSO KNOWN AS WANG YUZHI (and 1 other) [2025] HKCA 1134 was a theft, fraud and dishonesty matter with an extended history at the Court of First Instance, including [2024] HKCFI 3068, [2024] HKCFI 1658, [2024] HKCFI 2194, [2024] HKCFI 3614 and [2025] HKCFI 3356, all involving the same parties. The Court of Appeal, applying the High Court Ordinance and the Rules of the High Court, dismissed the appeal, holding: "the appeal was dismissed." The ruling was subsequently cited in CHINA EVERGRANDE GROUP (IN LIQUIDATION) V. HUI KA YAN AND OTHERS (and 1 other) [2026] HKCFI 739.

Summary

Appeal by Beijing Songxianghu Architectural Decoration Engineering Co Ltd against Kitty Kam (also known as Wang Yuzhi), heard together with a related miscellaneous proceedings application. The case concerned a debt claim and the defendant's non-compliance with court orders, including a repatriation order. The Court of Appeal addressed issues of deemed admissions under Order 18 rule 13 and the consequences of failure to traverse allegations.

What was the outcome in Beijing Songxianghu Architectural Decoration Engineering Co Ltd v. Kitty Kam [2025] HKCA 1134?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding simply that "the appeal was dismissed," in a theft, fraud and dishonesty matter with a lengthy Court of First Instance history spanning 2024 and 2025 involving the same parties.

Has Beijing Songxianghu Architectural Decoration Engineering Co Ltd v. Kitty Kam [2025] HKCA 1134 been cited in later proceedings?

Yes. It was cited in China Evergrande Group (In Liquidation) v. Hui Ka Yan and Others (and 1 other) [2026] HKCFI 739, a separate Court of First Instance matter.

Statutes Cited

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (26)

UK (12)

[1915] 2 KB 536 [1964] AC 993 [1988] 1 WLR 1256 [1991] 1 WLR 756 [2003] EWHC 55 [2004] 4 All ER 793 [2004] EWCA Civ 827 [2007] 1 WLR 1864 [2007] EWCA Civ 1501 [2011] EWHC 2506 [2013] 1 WLR 1331 [2016] EWHC 850

HK (14)

[2012] 3 HKLRD 119 [2013] 1 HKLRD 274 [2016] 4 HKLRD 360 [2018] HKCA 10 [2018] HKCA 732 [2019] 2 HKLRD 220 [2022] 1 HKLRD 1349 [2023] HKCFI 159 [2024] HKCFI 1658 [2024] HKCFI 2194 [2024] HKCFI 3068 [2024] HKCFI 3614 [2025] 3 HKLRD 66 [2025] HKCFI 3356

Cited By (1)

[2026] HKCFI 739

CHINA EVERGRANDE GROUP (IN LIQUIDATION) V. HUI KA YAN AND OTHERS (and 1 other)

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 1 later judgment. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2026] HKCFI 739 Court of First Instance

3 February 2026