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Equalization money
  • 26 Jan 2006

    YAU WAI KEUNG AND OTHERS v. YAU KAR SIU AND OTHERS

    Citation
    YAU WAI KEUNG AND OTHERS v. YAU KAR SIU AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA7129/1997

    On the evidence the court found Pink 1 was not within the V‑zone, the 0.04 acre house lot/building right was located in the yellow/green portions and therefore was annexed to the plaintiffs' allotment; the court adopted a mixed valuation approach using the plaintiffs' higher sale comparables adjusted by published compensation rates for time and using certain elements (building costs, developer's assumptions) from the defendants' expert, producing specific per‑square‑foot rates and resulting in an equalization payment of HKD 1,376,641 from the plaintiffs to the 3rd defendant; costs of assessme…