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

[2025] HKCFI 689 Court of First Instance 12 February 2025 • HCA551/2024; HCMP1080/2024 • 70 min read
22 cases cited (1 HK, 21 foreign) Cited by 6 cases

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Case Significance

China Evergrande Group (In Liquidation) v. Hui Ka Yan and Others (and 1 other) [2025] HKCFI 689 is a Court of First Instance decision from February 2025 concerning the liquidation of China Evergrande Group. The judgment cites C v. H and Another [2024] HKCFI 1854. The matter recurs across a run of related Court of First Instance rulings bearing the same case name at different citations, including [2025] HKCFI 897, [2025] HKCFI 898, [2025] HKCFI 1644, [2025] HKCFI 2465 and [2025] HKCFI 4327, and is referenced in the later decision Guangzhou Hengtai Biotechnology (Hong Kong) Ltd v. Chan Kim Chung, Nelson and Another [2026] HKCFI 3485.

What is China Evergrande Group (In Liquidation) v. Hui Ka Yan and Others about ([2025] HKCFI 689)?

China Evergrande Group (In Liquidation) v. Hui Ka Yan and Others (and 1 other) [2025] HKCFI 689 is a Court of First Instance decision from February 2025 concerning the liquidation of China Evergrande Group, citing the earlier ruling C v. H and Another [2024] HKCFI 1854.

Are there other related Court of First Instance decisions on China Evergrande Group's liquidation ([2025] HKCFI 689)?

Yes. The same parties appear across several related 2025 Court of First Instance rulings under the case name China Evergrande Group (In Liquidation) v. Hui Ka Yan and Others, including [2025] HKCFI 897, [2025] HKCFI 898, [2025] HKCFI 1644, [2025] HKCFI 2465 and [2025] HKCFI 4327.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (22)

SLR (1)
[2007] 4 SLR 460
UK (9)
[1943] KB 587 [1984] 1 WLR 271 [1994] 1 WLR 1360 [2004] 1 WLR 1846 [2007] 1 WLR 320 [2009] 1 WLR 1405 [2010] 1 WLR 2794 [2015] QB 265 [2024] 2 WLR 237
AU (1)
[2011] FCA 717
HK (11)
[2000] 3 HKC 118 [2006] 1 HKLRD 34 [2018] HKCFI 729 [2019] 1 HKLRD 36 [2019] HKCFI 1715 [2019] HKCFI 1877 [2020] HKCFI 398 [2020] HKCFI 953 [2021] HKCA 1450 [2024] 1 HKLRD 1128 [2024] HKCFI 1854

Cited By (6)

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 5 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

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