23 Jan 2019
CHUNG WAI KWONG v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS
- Citation
- [2019] HKLdT 6
- Court
- Lands Tribunal
- Case number
- LDLR5/2016
The Tribunal held that s.12(c) of the Lands Resumption Ordinance applies because the Block Government Lease covenant prohibited building without approval and therefore the prospect of obtaining building licences or Small House permissions cannot be taken into account; the Lots lacked vehicular access as at the resumption date; accordingly the best use was open storage with pedestrian access only and compensation was assessed by reference to adjusted open-storage comparables, resulting in the specified sums awarded to each applicant.