Read the full judgment text of HCMP 002158/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 31 May 1999.
1. The plaintiff, Mr CHAN Sui-tim, who is an indigenous villager of Nam Pin Wai, claims to have been in adverse possession of Nam Pin Wai, Lot . No.199, in Demarcation District No.115, since 1952 when he moved into a vacant and dilapidated house there. In or about 1962 he rebuilt the house and continued to live there. The plaintiff has produced evidence going back for 26 years to show that the electricity account at the property has been in his name. The plaintiff's claim is further corroborate