[2025] HKLdT 5, WISE GRACE INVESTMENT LTD AND OTHERS V. LUI MAN DUNG AND OTHERS - Judgment, Outcome & Holding

Judges (2)

Counsel (7)

Ho Tse Wai & Partners Firm Mayer Brown Firm Yu & Associates Firm Emily Ting Counsel Respondent Julia Au Counsel Applicant Mok Yeuk-Chi Counsel Applicant Simon Lam Counsel Respondent

Parties (10)

Belcity International Development Limited Respondent Fortune Motion Limited Applicant Liu Ching HEUNGby her guardian ad litem Wong Chung Yam Respondent Ready Earn Limited Applicant Wise Grace Investment Limited Applicant Allen Charles William Respondent Lam Yip Yick Respondent Lee Ka Leung Respondent Leung Choi Kam Respondent Lui Man Dung Respondent

Summary

Multiple applicants sought a compulsory sale order for a building at 150-164 Shau Kei Wan Main Street East for redevelopment. Minority owners opposed, contesting the reserve price and arguing the redevelopment was not justified. The court granted the compulsory sale order, determining the reserve price based on expert evidence, with costs to the applicants on the High Court scale.

Statutes Cited

Basic Law

Art 6

Mental Health Ordinance (Cap 136)

s 11

Cases Cited (10)

UK (2)

[1993] AC 593 [2011] 1 AC 437

HK (8)

(2005) 8 HKCFAR 578 (2009) 12 HKCFAR 568 (2011) 14 HKCFAR 497 [2010] 4 HKLRD 1 [2014] 5 HKLRD 534 [2021] 5 HKC 214 [2023] 1 HKLRD 1448 [2024] 1 HKLRD 72