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Evidentiary weight of aerial photos
  • 24 Oct 2025

    黃富英 對 袁景熹及另三人

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 5068
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2612/2014

    The court found on the balance of evidence that the plaintiff established adverse possession and title to Lot 314 but failed to prove continuous exclusive possession of Lots 312-313 for the requisite period. Key reasons: aerial photographs and joint expert reports demonstrated third‑party access, signs of cultivation by others and absence or removal of buildings/fencing during critical periods; alleged chicken‑farming and tree planting did not prove exclusive possession of Lots 312‑313. Consequently the plaintiff's claim against the registered owner of 312‑313 failed and the registered owner’…