Kung Wei Yee, Jacky v. Kung Wai for, Danny and Another

Read the full judgment text of HCMP 1217/2002 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 23 May 2002.

1. This is an application by way of originating summons in effect for a declaration that the Defendants hold part of the suit property (a domestic unit at Laguna Verde) on trust for the Plaintiff. The application was issued on 2 April 2002. The Plaintiff is the 1st Defendant's sister. The Defendants are husband and wife. This application is not contested by the Defendants.

Case No.HCMP 1217/2002
Court
High Court CFI
Date23 May 2002
Judge
Case Document
100%Judiciary

HCMP001217/2002

HCMP 1217/2002

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS NO. 1217 OF 2002

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IN THE MATTER OF the property known as Flat E, 10th Floor, Tower 8, Costa Del Sol (Phase II B), Laguna Verde, No. 8 Laguna Verde Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong ("the Property")

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BETWEEN
KUNG WEI YEE, JACKY Plaintiff
AND
KUNG WAI FOR, DANNY 1st Defendant
LEE WAI CHONG 2nd Defendant

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Coram: Hon Chung J in Court

Date of Hearing: 23 May 2002

Date of Decision: 23 May 2002

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D E C I S I O N

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1.This is an application by way of originating summons in effect for a declaration that the Defendants hold part of the suit property (a domestic unit at Laguna Verde) on trust for the Plaintiff. The application was issued on 2 April 2002. The Plaintiff is the 1st Defendant's sister. The Defendants are husband and wife. This application is not contested by the Defendants.

2.According to the Plaintiff's affirmation dated 27 March 2002, the suit property was sold by the Defendants (as the registered owners) on 29 January 2002. At the hearing on 2 May 2002, in discharge of his duty to court, counsel fairly informed the court that the purchase price of the sale of the property was paid into court by the 1st Defendant in HCA No. 10399 of 2000. It was also made known that the payment into court was made as a result of a Mareva injunction order made in that action against the 1st Defendant.

3.The hearing on 2 May 2002 was adjourned to enable the court to peruse the court documents in HCA No. 10399 of 2000. From the court record of that action, it appears that at an inter partes hearing on 25 February 2002, the Plaintiff therein applied for, and was granted, a Mareva injunction order on the ground (among other things) that there was a real risk of dissipation of property by the 1st Defendant. One of the matters relied upon by the Plaintiff therein was the 1st Defendant's sale of a property in Laguna Verde. Whether that property is the same as the suit property herein is now unknown.

4.In these circumstances, it is possible that the Plaintiff therein may be concerned with this application. I therefore order that this application be adjourned to a date to be fixed and direct that all relevant court documents (including this decision) be served on the Plaintiff therein not less than 7 days before the adjourned hearing. It is up to the Plaintiff in that action to decide whether it wants to appear herein to oppose this application as an intervener.

(Andrew Chung)
Judge of the Court of First Instance
High Court

Representation:

Mr Simon Lui, instructed by Messrs Lo, Wong & Tsui, for the Plaintiff

1st and 2nd Defendants act in person and present