WONG, CHI HUNG V. LO, WING PUN AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCA 370 Court of Appeal 17 April 2025 • CACV399/2023 • 43 min read

22 cases cited (1 HK, 21 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

I would dismiss the appeal with costs.

Source: [2025] HKCA 370, Court of Appeal, decided 17 April 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Practice Areas

Contract & Commercial Disputes

Judges (3)

Au Coram G Lam Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (4)

Li, Kwok & Law Firm S.W. Wong & Associates Firm Joseph Wong Counsel Defendant Tommy Cheung Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

Mai, Jieping Defendant Lo, Wing Pun Defendant Wong, Chi Hung Plaintiff

Case Significance

Wong, Chi Hung v Lo, Wing Pun and Another [2025] HKCA 370 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 17 April 2025 in a contract and commercial dispute. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, with the judgment recording that 'I would dismiss the appeal with costs.' The court's reasoning engaged authorities spanning Hong Kong and comparative sources, including (2015) 18 HKCFAR 544, (2014) 17 HKCFAR 60, (2012) 15 HKCFAR 569, (2004) 7 HKCFAR 79, [2023] 2 HKLRD 1311, [2008] 2 HKLRD 360, [2023] 5 HKLRD 302, the Singapore Court of Appeal decision [2022] SGCA(I) 1, and the UK Supreme Court's [2016] UKSC 42, alongside first-instance rulings [2023] HKDC 1284, [2023] HKCFI 592 and [2023] HKDC 1663.

The decision in Wong, Chi Hung v Lo, Wing Pun and Another [2025] HKCA 370 has since been cited in later Hong Kong commercial litigation, including Mai, Jieping Trading as Fai Tat RMB Exchange v Wong, Chi Hung [2026] HKCFA 14 before the Court of Final Appeal and Sure Fast Enterprises Ltd v China Environmental Technology Holdings Ltd [2026] HKCFI 1893 before the Court of First Instance.

Summary

Wong Chi Hung sued Lo Wing Pun and Mai Jieping (trading as Fai Tat RMB Exchange) in a civil dispute arising from District Court proceedings. The Court of Appeal, constituted by Kwan Ag CJHC, Au and G Lam JJA, heard the appeal and delivered judgment.

What was the outcome of Wong, Chi Hung v Lo, Wing Pun and Another ([2025] HKCA 370)?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in Wong, Chi Hung v Lo, Wing Pun and Another [2025] HKCA 370, a contract and commercial dispute, with the court recording: 'I would dismiss the appeal with costs.'

Which later cases cite Wong, Chi Hung v Lo, Wing Pun and Another ([2025] HKCA 370)?

Wong, Chi Hung v Lo, Wing Pun and Another [2025] HKCA 370 was later cited in Mai, Jieping Trading as Fai Tat RMB Exchange v Wong, Chi Hung [2026] HKCFA 14 and Sure Fast Enterprises Ltd v China Environmental Technology Holdings Ltd [2026] HKCFI 1893, both Hong Kong commercial matters.

Cases Cited (22)

SG (1)

[2022] SGCA(I) 1

UK (11)

[1920] 2 KB 287 [1929] 1 KB 470 [1939] 2 KB 678 [1950] AC 24 [1958] AC 301 [1967] 1 QB 605 [1967] 2 QB 590 [1976] AC 443 [2012] QB 549 [2016] UKSC 42 [2017] AC 467

HK (10)

(2004) 7 HKCFAR 79 (2012) 15 HKCFAR 569 (2014) 17 HKCFAR 60 (2015) 18 HKCFAR 544 [2008] 2 HKLRD 360 [2023] 2 HKLRD 1311 [2023] 5 HKLRD 302 [2023] HKCFI 592 [2023] HKDC 1284 [2023] HKDC 1663

Cited By (2)

[2026] HKCFA 14

MAI, JIEPING TRADING AS FAI TAT RMB EXCHANGE V. WONG, CHI HUNG

[2026] HKCFI 1893

SURE FAST ENTERPRISES LTD V. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD

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 125 Court of First Instance

5 January 2026