HSBC TRUSTEE (HONG KONG) LIMITED in their capacity as trustees of THE SIR ROBERT HO TUNG CHARITABLE FUND v THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE (Formerly the Attorney General)

Read the full judgment text of HCMP 1975/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 1 March 2001.

1. In 1956, Sir Robert Ho Tung died. He left a will and in terms of that will a trust was created called 'The Sir Robert Ho Tung Charitable Fund'. A capital sum of HK$500,000 was bequeathed to the Fund. That sum was placed into the care of the Applicant, the appointed trustees, and since that time the income from the Fund has been used to support various charitable projects in Hong Kong.