CENTRE CHASE INVESTMENT LTD V. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCA 505 Court of Appeal 26 May 2025 • CACV96/2021 • 4 min read

2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Application dismissed

the application is dismissed with costs to the 1

Source: [2025] HKCA 505, Court of Appeal, decided 26 May 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (3)

Cheung Coram Chow Coram Chu Coram

Counsel (10)

C.W. Chan & Co Firm Fred Kan & Co Firm Vitus Lawyers Firm Abraham Chan Counsel Applicant Henry Cheng Counsel Applicant John Leung Counsel Applicant Lawrence K F Ng Counsel Applicant Lewis Law Counsel Respondent Lok Ho Counsel Respondent Tommy Cheung Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Stl Company Limited Respondent The Incorporated Owners of Castle Peak Road International Industrial Building Respondent

Case Significance

In Centre Chase Investment Ltd v. The Incorporated Owners of Castle Peak Road International Industrial Building and Another [2025] HKCA 505, the Court of Appeal considered an application concerning section 18(1)(c) of the Building Management Ordinance. The court dismissed the application, holding that 'the application is dismissed with costs to the 1.' The decision was later cited in The Incorporated Owners of Haiphong Mansion v. James S. Lee & Company (Kowloon) Ltd and Another [2025] HKLdT 54.

Summary

Application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal in a building management compulsory sale dispute. Centre Chase Investment Ltd challenged a Lands Tribunal decision regarding Castle Peak Road International Industrial Building. The Court of Appeal (Chu VP, Cheung and Chow JJA) refused leave, summarily assessing each respondent's costs at $150,000.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Centre Chase Investment Ltd v. The Incorporated Owners of Castle Peak Road International Industrial Building and Another [2025] HKCA 505?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the application in Centre Chase Investment Ltd v. The Incorporated Owners of Castle Peak Road International Industrial Building and Another [2025] HKCA 505, holding that 'the application is dismissed with costs to the 1.'

Was Centre Chase Investment Ltd v. The Incorporated Owners of Castle Peak Road International Industrial Building and Another [2025] HKCA 505 cited in later proceedings?

Yes. The decision was later cited in The Incorporated Owners of Haiphong Mansion v. James S. Lee & Company (Kowloon) Ltd and Another [2025] HKLdT 54, a separate matter concerning building management.

Statutes Cited

Building Management Ordinance

s 18(1)(c)

Cases Cited (2)

HK (2)

[1995] 2 HKC 11 [2011] 4 HKLRD 623

Cited By (1)

[2025] HKLdT 54

THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF HAIPHONG MANSION V. JAMES S. LEE & COMPANY (KOWLOON) LTD AND ANOTHER

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] HKLdT 54 Lands Tribunal

23 September 2025