LEE CHICK CHOI v. WONG KA SEK and WONG KA LAM KING, the Joint and Several Trustees of the Property of LEE CHICK CHOI, a bankrupt

Because the Trustees issued and made available the requested No Objection Letter and the Applicant received it, the summons was rendered academic and was properly dismissed; costs were awarded to the Trustees as the successful parties.

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Citation: [2019] HKCFI 1432
Parties: Applicant: LEE CHICK CHOI; Respondent; Joint and Several Trustee of the Property of the Bankrupt: WONG KA SEK; Respondent; Joint and Several Trustee of the Property of the Bankrupt: WONG KA LAM KING
Court: Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong
Judgment Date: 30 May 2019
Case Number: HCB1128/2015
Procedural Posture: Bankruptcy Proceedings / Decision (in Chambers)
Outcome: Summons dismissed as academic
Legal Topics: No Objection Letter, Dismissal, Costs, Trustees in Bankruptcy
Source Language: en

Bankruptcy Civil Procedure No Objection Letter Dismissal Costs Trustees in Bankruptcy

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Parties

LEE CHICK CHOI

Applicant

WONG KA SEK

Respondent; Joint and Several Trustee of the Property of the Bankrupt

WONG KA LAM KING

Respondent; Joint and Several Trustee of the Property of the Bankrupt

Procedural Posture

Bankruptcy Proceedings / Decision (in Chambers)

Legal Issues

1 Whether the application/summons is academic in light of the issuance and delivery of a No Objection Letter
2 Whether the summons should be dismissed and costs awarded to the Trustees in Bankruptcy

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Summons dismissed as academic

Orders

Summons dismissed
Costs awarded to the Trustees in Bankruptcy

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bjbj 1128/2015 [2019] HKCFI 1432 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS NO 1128 OF 2015 ________________ RE: LEE CHICK CHOI, a bankrupt BETWEEN LEE CHICK CHOI Applicant and WONG KA SEK and WONG KA LAM KING, Respondents the Joint and Several Trustees of the Property of LEE CHICK CHOI, a bankrupt ________________ Before: Deputy High Court Judge William Wong SC in Chambers Date of Hearing: 30 May 2019 Date of Decision: 30 ng called the Applicant and asked him whether he would like to come to their office to collect the No Objection Letter. The Applicant said that he has already issued a summons and did not go to the office of the Trustees in Bankruptcy to collect the No Objection Letter. Accordingly, the No Objection Letter was posted to the Applicant which he duly received on 29 has been rendered academic. Secondly, the Trustees in Bankruptcy ask for dismissal of the application with costs. I agree. The Summons is now formally dismissed. As far as costs is concerned, it is obvious to this court when the Applicant was informed that the No Objection Letter was ready for his collection on 27 wld]V gdB3 gdB3 gdny8 gdny8 gdB3 zsl^l^lZl hny8 hny8 hny8 hny8 hny8 hny8 h'wQ hny8 h"%A ' M }vrkd]Y xgZgI hV^H hWfQ gdT# gd@w gdh hV^H gdT# gdT# gdT# hV^H gdT# gdT# hV^H hV^H hV^H hV^H B* ph & #$ & #$ [Content_Types].xml _rels/.rels theme/theme/themeManager.xml K Y, sQ}# theme/theme/theme1.xml $O}) Xp90 +PHI| PP yu 9xu5 fs+W VF7H q=. 8}d- qyI@ j!Q_ jyV` |PZ+ T ""p < 4V O&x$ A8>v ;EUC n 8r *~P(5 .}x E /,EE\} theme/theme/_rels/themeManager.xml.rels 5 6?$Q K(M&$R(.1 [Content_Types].xmlPK _rels/.relsPK theme/theme/themeManager.xmlPK theme/theme/theme1.xmlPK theme/theme/_rels/themeManager.xml.relsPK <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <a:clrMap xmlns:a="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main" bg1="lt1" tx1="dk1" bg2="lt2" tx2="dk2" accent1="accent1" accent2="accent2" accent3="accent3" accent4="accent4" accent5="accent5" accent6="accent6" hlink="hlink" folHlink="folHlink"/> [Content_Types].xml dlyLho ;d]6 yJ.; _rels/.rels fLV:* ]m@= T;GI b9`5 drs/e2oDoc.xml uV{i c$43\ iti\ zxk8\C 7e5[ /.fdE drs/downrev.xmlL 88K g.7 [Content_Types].xmlPK _rels/.relsPK drs/e2oDoc.xmlPK drs/downrev.xmlPK [Content_Types].xml dlyLho ;d]6 yJ.; _rels/.rels fLV:* ]m@= T;GI b9`5 drs/e2oDoc.xml ,MUi HUU?` 0Kz@ KRm,1 N3pC f&U0V:\ |q1)V /[b9F ( P5 drs/downrev.xmlL L'.4 [Content_Types].xmlPK _rels/.relsPK drs/e2oDoc.xmlPK drs/downrev.xmlPK [Content_Types].xml dlyLho ;d]6 yJ.; _rels/.rels fLV:* ]m@= T;GI b9`5 drs/e2oDoc.xml r9w9 )FB1 IbY#:j/t/ mxo4 7 U[qe Xz<1 "dpT Ao'um4 drs/downrev.xmlL >C M [Content_Types].xmlPK _rels/.relsPK drs/e2oDoc.xmlPK drs/downrev.xmlPK [Content_Types].xml dlyLho ;d]6 yJ.; _rels/.rels fLV:* ]m@= T;GI b9`5 drs/e2oDoc.xml JUU?`` Eo+15 " Uc m`9e 3}+( x2;9: m0 hh\ `a`* |6'y CqRc /&dEf ,jdm 8`4No F9ks drs/downrev.xmlL 88K g.7 [Content_Types].xmlPK _rels/.relsPK drs/e2oDoc.xmlPK drs/downrev.xmlPK [Content_Types].xml dlyLho ;d]6 yJ.; _rels/.rels fLV:* ]m@= T;GI b9`5 drs/e2oDoc.xml ,MUi UU?` mG<, G>xt axK` @ZeV drs/downrev.xmlL *8~OO nxR)X [Content_Types].xmlPK _rels/.relsPK drs/e2oDoc.xmlPK drs/downrev.xmlPK [Content_Types].xml dlyLho ;d]6 yJ.; _rels/.rels fLV:* ]m@= T;GI b9`5 drs/e2oDoc.xml QtTj R+R.P CtE< yNJr OUI: iPUY drs/downrev.xmlL >G m W8,w 7?U D [Content_Types].xmlPK _rels/.relsPK drs/e2oDoc.xmlPK drs/downrev.xmlPK ;)&< mlLK< "q\t a.Y r fceJ *Rml sLlX gdx< mlLK l68- Judiciary L. Chan-HCA.dot Windows User Microsoft Office Word Judiciary Hong Kong Title <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><b:Sources SelectedStyle="\APA.XSL" StyleName="APA" xmlns:b="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/bibliography" xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/bibliography"></b:Sources> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <ds:datastoreItem ds:itemID="{A1DEC0C1-0EF0-44CB-842B-04A6CF0C1BAC}" xmlns:ds="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/customXml"><ds:schemaRefs><ds:schemaRef ds:uri="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/bibliography"/></ds:schemaRefs></ds:datastoreItem> Microsoft Word 97-2003 Document MSWordDoc Word.Document.8

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