Read the full judgment text of FAMV 000001/2004 on BabelCite. This FAMV judgment was delivered on 1 April 2004 before Bokhary PJ, Chan PJ, Ribeiro PJ.
Civil procedure – judgment debtor – oral examination – wilful failure to disclose assets – order for imprisonment – O 49B r 1A – O 49B r 1B – High Court Ordinance s.21A(1) – whether failure to disclose source of asset constitutes failure to disclose asset – applicant affirmed investment of HK$34 million from personal fortune – later gave wholly incredible alternative story – master found wilful non-disclosure beyond reasonable doubt – Court of Appeal dismissed appeal – application for leave to appeal to Court of Final Appeal dismissed – no reasonably arguable ground – application dismissed with costs
Legal issues: Whether failure to disclose source of asset constitutes wilful failure to disclose asset under O 49B r 1A(2)
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs.
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