香港平民屋宇有限公司 對 關偉建

香港平民屋宇有限公司 對 關偉建

Plaintiff, as registered owner, is entitled to recover vacant possession of the specified flats upon expiry of the tenancies; defendants failed to prove proprietary or promissory estoppel, estoppel by convention, or an implied perpetual renewal term; historical hire‑purchase/sale documents did not create enduring...

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Citation
[2025] HKDC 1800
Parties
Plaintiff: the hong kong settlers housing corporation limited (香港平民屋宇有限公司); Defendant: YAN KWOK YIP (甄國業); Defendant: CHO CHEUK CHEE AMY (曹綽芝); Defendant: KWAN WAI KIN (關偉建); Defendant: MA MEI MEI (馬媚媚); Defendant: TAM WAI LAN (譚蕙蘭)
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
23 October 2025
Case Number
DCCJ5509/2023
Procedural Posture
Landlord and Tenant Possession / Judgment (trial Concluded)
Outcome
Plaintiff succeeds in all five actions; defendants ordered to deliver vacant possession
Legal Topics
Possession, Termination of Tenancy, Proprietary Estoppel, Promissory Estoppel, Estoppel by Tenancy, Estoppel by Convention, Implied Terms, Unconscionable Bargain, Statutory Resettlement Powers
Source Language
ch
Landlord and Tenant Property Law Equity Contract Administrative Law Possession Termination of Tenancy Proprietary Estoppel +6 more

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Parties

the hong kong settlers housing corporation limited (香港平民屋宇有限公司)

Plaintiff

YAN KWOK YIP (甄國業)

Defendant

CHO CHEUK CHEE AMY (曹綽芝)

Defendant

KWAN WAI KIN (關偉建)

Defendant

MA MEI MEI (馬媚媚)

Defendant

TAM WAI LAN (譚蕙蘭)

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Landlord and Tenant Possession / Judgment (trial Concluded)

  1. 1 Whether defendants must deliver vacant possession after lease expiry
  2. 2 Whether historical hire-purchase/sale agreements conferred land title or proprietary/equitable rights in current flats
  3. 3 Whether promissory or proprietary estoppel prevents repossession

Ratio Decidendi

Plaintiff, as registered owner, is entitled to recover vacant possession of the specified flats upon expiry of the tenancies; defendants failed to prove proprietary or promissory estoppel, estoppel by convention, or an implied perpetual renewal term; historical hire‑purchase/sale documents did not create enduring land title in the present flats; challenge to clause II(26) was unnecessary to decide as plaintiff prevailed on primary rights.

Court Disposition

Plaintiff succeeds in all five actions; defendants ordered to deliver vacant possession

Orders

  • Each defendant must deliver vacant possession of the specified flat to the hong kong settlers housing corporation limited: DCCJ 5505/2023 – Min Hing House Flat 217; DCCJ 5507/2023 – Min Hing House Flat 430; DCCJ 5509/2023 – Min Hing House Flat 530; DCCJ 5546/2023 – Man Keung House Flat 104; DCCJ 5582/2023 – Man Lok...
  • Defendants in each relevant case must pay plaintiff's costs (including any discontinued counterclaims) on a provisional basis including a single senior counsel certificate (limited to one counsel of ~12 years' call); provisional costs order to become absolute in 14 days unless varied by application