Case Document

100%Judiciary

CACV 5/2020, [2025] HKCA 772

On Appeal from [2019] HKCFI 2511

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CIVIL APPEAL NO 5 OF 2020

(ON APPEAL FROM HCA NO 2613 OF 2006)

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BETWEEN
	YIM TIN FOOK	1st Plaintiff
	YIM TIN YAU	2nd Plaintiff
	and
	YU CHOR LAI, KONG WAI HUNG and SOU KA LUN trading as WANG CHEUNG INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS CO	1st Defendant
	TO CHEONG LAM, since deceased (TO SZE ON, appointed by Order dated 7 May 2019 to Represent the Estate of TO CHEONG LAM, Deceased)	2nd Defendant

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(By Original Action)

AND BETWEEN
	TO CHEONG LAM, since deceased	Plaintiff
	(TO SZE ON, appointed by Order dated 7 May 2019 to
	Represent the Estate of TO CHEONG LAM, Deceased)
and
	YIM TIN FOOK	1st Defendant
	YIM TIN YAU	2nd Defendant
	CHAN HI	3rd Defendant
	YEUNG HON SANG	4th Defendant
	CHAN WAI KIN AND PO YUEN KWAN SHIRLEY	5th Defendant
	LEUNG KWAN POK KEN	6th Defendant
	W.S. REALTY COMPANY LIMITED	7th Defendant
	TO SHUI KI	8th Defendant
	WU CHUNG WAI	9th Defendant

(By Counterclaim)

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Before:

Hon Barma, G Lam and Chow JJA in Court

Date of Written Submissions:	1 and 13 August 2025
Date of Decision on Costs:	25 August 2025
Date of Corrigendum:	25 November 2025

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C O R R I G E N D U M

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Please note the following corrigendum in the Judgment dated 25 August 2025:

The title of the judgment should read as follows:

BETWEEN

YIM TIN FOOK, since deceased
(YIM LOK MAN WINNE, appointed by Order dated 10 May 2024 to represent the Estate of YIM TIN FOOK, deceased)

YIM TIN YAU
1st Plaintiff

2^nd Plaintif

and

YU CHOR LAI, KONG WAI HUNG and SOU KA LUN all trading as WANG CHEUNG INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS CO. 1^st Defendant

TO SZE ON, the Personal Representative of the Estate of TO CHEONG LAM, deceased 2^nd Defendant

(By Original Action)

AND BETWEEN

TO SZE ON, the Personal Representative of the Estate of TO CHEONG LAM, deceased Plaintiff

and

YIM TIN FOOK since deceased
(YIM LOK MAN WINNE, appointed by Order dated 10 May 2024 to represent the Estate of YIM TIN FOOK, deceased) 1^st Defendant

YIM TIN YAU 2^nd Defendant

CHAN HI 3^rd Defendant

YEUNG HON SANG 4^th Defendant

CHAN WAI KIN AND PO YUEN KWAN SHIRLEY 5^th Defendant

LEUNG KWAN POK KEN 6^th Defendant

W.S. REALTY COMPANY LIMITED 7^th Defendant

TO SHUI KI 8^th Defendant

WU CHUNG WAI 9^th Defendant

(By Counterclaim)

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