Read the full judgment text of HCA 016117/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 10 July 2000.
1. This case is concerned with a flat in a 3-storey village house ("the house") in the New Territories. The flat is located on the Ground Floor of Lot No.726 in Demarcation District No.230, Siu Hang Hau, Sai Kung, New Territories ("the Flat"). The plaintiff entered into an agreement to purchase the Flat from the defendant. Pursuant to the agreement, the plaintiff paid deposit for the purchase price. Prior to the completion of the sale, the plaintiff carried out renovation work at the Flat. The s