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Hong Kong Case Law

Order 67 r.4
  • 31 Mar 2022

    NG SEW HOI AND ANOTHER v. CHONG YIN SING AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    [2022] HKCFI 910
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA15070/1998

    On the facts — P2 is ordinarily resident in Singapore, has no Hong Kong service address, has used and successfully received communications at the provided email address, and initiating processes have been served — the court exercised its discretion to waive strict compliance with the requirement to provide a Hong Kong address for a notice to act in person; it ordered substituted service of future documents by the provided email address (and fax/email acceptable) and deemed such service good service, refused to strike out P2's Reply and Defence to D1's Counterclaim, and discharged the Unless O…