25 Mar 2019
KING WONG DEVELOPMENT LTD v. CHAU FUNG YEE
- Citation
- [2019] HKCFI 756
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP2779/2016
Chinese customary law applied; the deceased's family line became extinct on the widow's death and only daughters surviving that moment could inherit, therefore So Tai (predeceased) had no entitlement; the 2016 assignment conveyed only Yuk Tai's entitlement which equated to one half of the deceased's share and King Wong's claim to administration and distribution was valid in respect of that entitlement; the administratrix was ordered to furnish accounts and to administer and distribute the estate accordingly.