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Hong Kong Case Law

Basic law articles 29 and 105
  • 23 Jun 2008

    INTELLIGENT HOUSE LTD v. CHAN TUNG SHING AND OTHERS

    Citation
    INTELLIGENT HOUSE LTD v. CHAN TUNG SHING AND OTHERS
    Court
    Lands Tribunal
    Case number
    LDCS11000/2006

    The Tribunal held the Ordinance does not breach Basic Law Arts 29 or 105; applicant held the required >90% of undivided shares; EUV for apportionment is determined by the valuation report attached to the application (29 Sep 2006) and the Tribunal fixed revised EUVs after expert comparison; redevelopment was justified on grounds of age (cleared site value materially exceeded EUV due to obsolescence) and state of repair (cost to render tenantable exceeded enhancement value); applicant took reasonable steps to acquire minority shares; an order for sale by public auction was granted and reserve p…