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1. Between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. on 9th January 1990, Chan Kong-chung (I will call him Mr. Chan) executed or allegedly executed his will. By his will, Mr. Chan appointed his elder son, the Plaintiff (whom I will call Henry) as his executor and sole beneficiary. An hour or two after making his will, Mr. Chan was taken ill and admitted to hospital where he died soon after midnight on 13th January. Caveats having been entered by Mr. Chan's younger son, the 1st Defendant (whom I will call Sylvester), a