Read the full judgment text of HCA 005551/1999 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 23 January 2001.
1. At all material times until 20 December 1996, the plaintiff was the registered owner of various Lots of land in the New Territories. Pursuant to powers delegated to him, the Principal Government Land Agent made an order under section 13(1) of the Roads (Works, Use and Compensation) Ordinance, Cap.370 ("RWUCO") directing, inter alia, that the Lots be resumed with effect from 20 December 1996. Notice of the said resumption was published in the Government Gazette as Government Notice No.4211 on