Read the full judgment text of CACV 000040/1967 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 27 February 1968.
1. On 6th September 1965 Hui Shiu Wing (whom I shall refer to as 'the husband') filed a petition for the dissolution of his marriage with Loretta Cheung (whom I shall refer to as 'the wife') on the ground that she had deserted him without just cause. The wife was then engaged on a course of study in England; and the petition was served upon her when she returned to Hongkong some time during the summer of 1966. On 16th September 1966 she filed an answer in which she averred that she was not guilt