Read the full judgment text of CACV 000004/1991 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 7 June 1991.
1. Fairview Park is an extensive residential estate in the New Territories. People have been living on the estate for years. But there remains some scope for further development. This appeal concerns such further development. The appellant company is the developer. The land on which the estate stands is held by the developer from the respondent, the Crown. It is so held under an agreement dated June 20, 1975, in the form of a new grant by way of exchange plus a premium. General and special condi