CHINA FORESTRY HOLDINGS CO LTD (IN OFFICIAL LIQUIDATION) V. TOP WISDOM OVERSEAS HOLDINGS LTD AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCFI 2893 Court of First Instance 7 July 2025 • HCA1089/2016 • 81 min read

22 cases cited (0 HK, 22 foreign) Cited by 6 cases

Judges (1)

Counsel (3)

Karas So LLP Firm Charles Manzoni, SC Counsel Plaintiff Vishal Melwani Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (5)

China Forestry Holdings Co Limited (In Official Liquidation) Plaintiff China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd (In Official Liquidation) Plaintiff Top Wisdom Overseas Holdings Limited Defendant Top Wisdom Overseas Holdings Ltd Defendant Li Han Chun Defendant

Case Significance

China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd (In Official Liquidation) v. Top Wisdom Overseas Holdings Ltd and Another [2025] HKCFI 2893 is a Court of First Instance decision from 2025 brought by a company already in official liquidation. The judgment cites the Court of Final Appeal's ruling in Joe Zhixiong Zhou v. Saif Partners II L.P. and Another [2020] HKCFA 44. It has subsequently been referenced by later Court of First Instance decisions including Beijing Shen Tong Cultural Club Ltd v. Chau Chung Kai and Another (and 1 other) [2025] HKCFI 4793, Fremery Resources Ltd and Another v. Chan Kam Ping and Another [2025] HKCFI 5899, and Cheung Kong Property (Business Development) Ltd v. Gold Brilliant Investment Ltd and Another [2025] HKCFI 6181.

What kind of proceeding is China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd (In Official Liquidation) v. Top Wisdom Overseas Holdings Ltd and Another ([2025] HKCFI 2893)?

China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd (In Official Liquidation) v. Top Wisdom Overseas Holdings Ltd and Another [2025] HKCFI 2893 is a 2025 Court of First Instance liquidation proceeding, citing Court of Final Appeal authority in Joe Zhixiong Zhou v. Saif Partners II L.P. and Another [2020] HKCFA 44.

Which later cases reference China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd v. Top Wisdom Overseas Holdings Ltd ([2025] HKCFI 2893)?

Later Court of First Instance decisions citing China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd v. Top Wisdom Overseas Holdings Ltd and Another [2025] HKCFI 2893 include Beijing Shen Tong Cultural Club Ltd v. Chau Chung Kai and Another [2025] HKCFI 4793 and Nume Ltd v. Yuen Hoi Man [2026] HKCFI 1302.

Statutes Cited

Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap 571)

s 281

Cases Cited (22)

UK (12)

[1943] KB 587 [1968] 1 WLR 1555 [1980] 1 All ER 393 [1991] 1 WLR 1362 [1994] 2 All ER 685 [2012] Ch 453 [2015] AC 250 [2015] EWHC 2190 [2018] EWHC 1768 [2018] EWHC 2230 [2021] UKSC 33 [2024] 2 WLR 237

HK (10)

(2013) 16 HKCFAR 681 [2015] 1 HKLRD 712 [2016] 2 HKLRD 1321 [2018] HKCFI 105 [2018] HKCFI 729 [2019] HKCFI 1715 [2020] 2 HKLRD 387 [2020] HKCFA 44 [2021] HKCFI 2761 [2021] HKCFI 378

Cited By (6)

[2026] HKCFI 3493

TAN KOK POOH, THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF TAN SU CHIN, DECEASED AND OTHERS V. LEONG FOONG YIN (and 1 other)

[2026] HKCFI 1502

CHIEF HOLDINGS (H.K.) LTD AND ANOTHER V. HE CHENGUANG AND OTHERS

[2026] HKCFI 1302

NUME LTD V. YUEN HOI MAN

[2025] HKCFI 6181

CHEUNG KONG PROPERTY (BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT) LTD V. GOLD BRILLIANT INVESTMENT LTD AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCFI 5899

FREMERY RESOURCES LTD AND ANOTHER V. CHAN KAM PING AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCFI 4793

BEIJING SHEN TONG CULTURAL CLUB LTD V. CHAU CHUNG KAI AND ANOTHER (and 1 other)

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 6 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2026] HKCFI 3493 Court of First Instance

29 June 2026

[2026] HKCFI 1502 Court of First Instance

25 March 2026

[2026] HKCFI 1302 Court of First Instance

9 March 2026

[2025] HKCFI 6181 Court of First Instance

12 December 2025

[2025] HKCFI 5899 Court of First Instance

28 November 2025

[2025] HKCFI 4793 Court of First Instance

10 October 2025