Tang Fook Wing v. Tang Chun Kee and Others

Case No.HCA 1294/2014[2024] HKCFI 1873
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High Court CFI
Date16 Jul 2024
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HCA 1294/2014

[2024] HKCFI 1873

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

ACTION NO 1294 OF 2014

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BETWEEN

  TANG FOOK WING (鄧福榮) Plaintiff
  and  
  TANG CHUN KEE (鄧振基) 1st Defendant
  鄧致祥 TANG CHI CHEUNG (transliteration) 2nd Defendant
  TANG CHI WAH (鄧志華) 3rd Defendant
  蔡英娣 CHOI YING TAI (transliteration) 4th Defendant
  鄧康籌 TANG HONG CHAU (transliteration) 5th Defendant
  鄧長成 TANG CHEUNG SHING (transliteration) 6th Defendant
  鄧佑明 TANG YAU MING (transliteration) 7th Defendant
  鄧錦華 TANG KAM WAH (transliteration) 8th Defendant
  鄧錦齊 TANG KAM CHAI (transliteration) 9th Defendant
  鄧慶棠 TANG HING TONG (transliteration) 10th Defendant
  鄧傑棟 TANG KIT TUNG (transliteration) 11th Defendant
  鄧添賀 TANG TIM HALL (transliteration) 12th Defendant

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AND BETWEEN

  TANG FOOK WING (鄧福榮) Plaintiff
  and  
  TANG CHUN KEE (鄧振基) 1st Defendant
  鄧致祥 TANG CHI CHEUNG (transliteration) 2nd Defendant
  TANG CHI WAH (鄧志華) 3rd Defendant
  蔡英娣 CHOI YING TAI (transliteration) 4th Defendant
  鄧康籌 TANG HONG CHAU (transliteration) 5th Defendant
  鍾十妹 (CHUNG SAP MUI), the personal 6th Defendant
  representative of the estate of 鄧長成 TANG  
  CHEUNG SHING (transliteration)  
  鄧佑明 TANG YAU MING (transliteration) 7th Defendant
  鄧文傑 (TANG MAN KIT), the personal 8th Defendant
  representative of the estate of 鄧錦華 TANG KAM  
  WAH (transliteration)  
  鄧錦齊 TANG KAM CHAI (transliteration) 9th Defendant
  鄧慶棠 TANG HING TONG (transliteration) 10th Defendant
  鄧傑棟 TANG KIT TUNG (transliteration) 11th Defendant
  鄧添賀 TANG TIM HALL (transliteration) 12th Defendant

(By original writ and orders to carry on made by Master K. Lo on 27th October 2016)

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Before: Deputy High Court Judge Kent Yee in Chambers
Date of Hearing: 16 July 2024
Date of Decision: 16 July 2024
Date of Corrigendum: 24 October 2024

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CORRIGENDUM

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Please note that the following corrigenda in the Decision dated 16 July 2024:-

1.At page 6, paragraph 19 should read:

“… the central issue identified by Mr Mak is whether the plaintiff or the 1st defendant is entitled to …”

2.At page 6, paragraph 20 should read:

“The present action was commenced in 2014 and still has not yet been set down for trial.”

3.At page 9, paragraph 27(4) should read:

“…Her explanation about, as opposed to her actual personal knowledge of, the local custom is inadmissible, irrelevant and of no probative value.”

4.At page 12, paragraph 37 should read:

“However, the competence of Madam Tang Yin has never been an issue, as confirmed by Mr Wong …”

  (Johnny Chung)
for Registrar, High Court