Read the full judgment text of HCMP 003924/1995 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 7 January 1998.
1. Lau Wai Chau (劉維疇) ("the Ancestor") was born in 1864 and died on 18th August 1933. He was a very successful man. He operated fish markets under the names of Shing Mei and Shing On at Kwong Hoi in Toi Shan, Guangdong, China. He owned properties in China. Later in his life, he came to live in Tung Shing Lei (東成里), Yuen Long, New Territories. He purchased land in the New Territories in the area of Tung Shing Lei. He had five wives, namely Chan Shi (陳氏), Lee Shi (李氏), Lam Shi (林氏), Pang Shi (彭氏)