Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 5 January 2010.
1. On 30 October 2009, the Court handed down its judgment in this appeal. China Field’s appeal, which turned on the construction of section 16(1)(h) of the Buildings Ordinance, was allowed. Sun Honest’s appeal was dismissed on the basis that the Building Authority’s refusal to approve its building plans, applying the doctrine of lost modern grant, was sound. Written submissions on costs were called for and have now been received from the two appellant companies and from the Building Authority