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Joint and Several Liquidators of Hsin Chong Construction (Asia) Ltd (in Liquidation) v. Wong Po Kee Ltd and Others
[2026] HKCA 1656Court of Appeal21 Sep 2026Insolvency

On 21 September 2026, the Court of Appeal (Barma VP, G Lam and Chow JJA) allowed the appeals in CACV 190 & 191/2025 by Wong Po Kee Limited, Pyrofoe Engineers Limited and Keio Engineering Company Limited against the order of Deputy High Court Judge Maria Yuen dated 17 March 2025. Mr Jonathan Chang SC acted for the 1st and 2nd Respondents, and Mr Jason Wong for the 3rd Respondent. Ms Audrey Eu SC led Mr John Hui for the Liquidators.