Short write-ups of recent Hong Kong judgments.
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On 28 October 2026, the Court of Appeal (Kwan VP, Cheung and Chow JJA) handed down judgment in Fong Ping Kit v Tsang Hin Wai, Administrator of the Estate of Lee Chiu Tai, Deceased and Another [2026] HKCA 1732, dismissing the 1st Defendant's appeal. Mr Patrick Chong and Mr Terrence Tai of Sit, Fung, Kwong & Shum acted for the successful Plaintiff.
On 14 October 2026, the Court of Final Appeal handed down reasons dismissing the appeal in China Properties Group Limited v JIC Trust Co., Ltd [2026] HKCFA 34, without calling on the respondent. Mr Laurence Li SC, Mr Keith Chan and Mr Jonathan Fung, instructed by YTL LLP, acted for the successful petitioner.
The plaintiff, Yiu Ka Kui, is a maternal nephew of Ching Mun Fong, who died in Singapore on 11 November 2023 leaving an estate worth over SG$1.9 billion (§3, §67). The deceased had resided year-round in Singapore since 2006 and was survived only by her daughter Collin and Collin's two children, the Tay Children (§6, §19). Within four days of the death, the Tay Children applied for and obtained a grant of letters of administration in Singapore on an intestacy basis, then had it re-sealed in Hong Kong on 5 March 2025 (§4, §8).