30 Jul 2021
CHE YIM MEI v. LEI SIO PENG, in her personal capacity and as one of the Executrices of the estate of LEE MING YUEN, deceased AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2021] HKDC 839
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCMP3500/2020
The execution of the Notice of Severance by the deceased was not an 'alienation' prohibited by s.17B because converting the form of co-ownership (joint tenancy to tenancy-in-common) is a family/private arrangement that does not defeat the purpose of the Home Ownership Scheme; s.17B prohibits positive acts that allow owners to take unfair advantage of the Scheme's discount to make a quick profit, which was not shown here.