HONG KONG BALANCE INTERNATIONAL TRADING & LOGISTICS CO., LTD V. KWOK YIK HUNG AND NG KWOK WAI TRADING AS ALPHA HEALTHCARE & TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

[2025] HKCA 283 Court of Appeal 20 March 2025 • CAMP136/2024 • 14 min read

4 cases cited (0 HK, 4 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Outcome

Leave to appeal dismissed

leave to appeal is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 283, Court of Appeal, decided 20 March 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Practice Areas

Contract & Commercial Disputes

Judges (2)

Anthony Chan Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (4)

Chin & Associates Firm K Y Woo & Co Firm Horatio Luk Counsel Plaintiff Samuelson T. L. Choi Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Hong Kong Balance International Trading & Logistics Co., Limited Plaintiff Kwok Yik Hung and Ng Kwok Wai Defendant

Case Significance

Hong Kong Balance International Trading & Logistics Co., Ltd v. Kwok Yik Hung and Ng Kwok Wai Trading As Alpha Healthcare & Technology Company [2025] HKCA 283 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 20 March 2025, classified under Contract & Commercial Disputes. The court's disposition records: 'leave to appeal is dismissed.' The decision carries the catchwords District Court Ordinance and District Court Ordinance — s 63A(2).

The application for leave followed District Court decisions in the same matter, Hong Kong Balance International Trading & Logistics Co., Ltd v. Kwok Yik Hung and Ng Kwok Wai T/A Alpha Healthcare & Technology Company [2024] HKDC 322 and [2024] HKDC 1106. The Court of Appeal's decision was later cited in Success Fortune Financial Planning Ltd v. Ng Hung Ming and Others (and 1 other) [2025] HKDC 1045, GMT Industrial Ltd v. Fan Rong Li and Another [2026] HKCFI 1982, and Shan Ahmed v. Mox Bank Ltd and Another [2026] HKDC 713.

Summary

Hong Kong Balance International Trading & Logistics Co. Limited renewed its application for leave to appeal a District Court judgment in a commercial dispute against Kwok Yik Hung and Ng Kwok Wai trading as Alpha Healthcare & Technology Company. The Court of Appeal refused leave, finding no reasonable prospect of success, and emphasised the importance of complying with Practice Direction 4.1 requirements.

What was the outcome in Hong Kong Balance International Trading & Logistics Co., Ltd v. Kwok Yik Hung and Ng Kwok Wai Trading As Alpha Healthcare & Technology Company [2025] HKCA 283?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the leave to appeal, recording: 'leave to appeal is dismissed.' The decision is classified under Contract & Commercial Disputes and carries the catchword District Court Ordinance — s 63A(2).

What district court decisions preceded this Court of Appeal ruling ([2025] HKCA 283)?

The ruling followed District Court decisions between the same parties, Hong Kong Balance International Trading & Logistics Co., Ltd v. Kwok Yik Hung and Ng Kwok Wai T/A Alpha Healthcare & Technology Company [2024] HKDC 322 and [2024] HKDC 1106.

Statutes Cited

District Court Ordinance (Cap 336)

s 63A(2)

Cases Cited (4)

HK (4)

[2014] 1 HKLRD 838 [2023] 3 HKLRD 164 [2024] HKDC 1106 [2024] HKDC 322

Cited By (3)

[2026] HKDC 713

SHAN AHMED V. MOX BANK LTD AND ANOTHER

[2026] HKCFI 1982

GMT INDUSTRIAL LTD V. FAN RONG LI AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKDC 1045

SUCCESS FORTUNE FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD V. NG HUNG MING 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.

[2025] HKDC 1045 District Court

11 July 2025