20 Jul 2001
THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF LAU FUNG CHIM v. LAU SIU KWONG DAVID AND OTHERS
- Citation
- THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF LAU FUNG CHIM v. LAU SIU KWONG DAVID AND OTHERS
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCMP1767/2001
The court refused to make a final declaration of possessory title or order Land Registry rectification because the property likely became bona vacantia on the registered owner's intestacy, which would make any adverse possession claim effectively against the government and subject to a 60‑year limitation; accordingly the Secretary for Justice must be served and given opportunity to respond before any declaration or registry rectification is made.