Century Asia Development Investment Ltd v. Chan Hau Man and Others

DCMP 2516/2022

[2024] HKDC 1453

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS NO.2516 OF 2022

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CORRIGENDUM

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Please note the following amendment(s) in the Decision handed down on 10 September 2024:

1.Page 8, paragraph 33 be added to read as, “Mr. Lee Yee Hung, counsel for the plaintiff (“Mr. Lee”), observed that despite claiming that these tenancy agreements are duly stamped, the 1^st TA, the 3^rd TA and the 4^th TA were not stamped when the 1^st defendant first produced them under his (1^st) Affirmation of 10 October 2022 thus rendering them inadmissible as evidence at that point. In fact, the 1^st TA and the 3^rd TA were only stamped on 24 October 2022 and the 4^th TA was only stamped on 20 October 2022, all of which were some 3 months after the OS was commenced.”.

2.Page 10, paragraph 40 be added to read as, “Mr. Lee pointed out that the purpose of the LRO, as stated under its Preamble, was “to prevent secret and fraudulent conveyances, and to provide means whereby the title to real and immoveable property may be easily traced and ascertained”. It is clear that this longstanding legislation aims to put a stop to situations like the current one by introducing a Land Registration system.

Dated the 17^th day of September 2024