21 Dec 2001
SUEN TOI LEE v. YAU YEE PING
- Citation
- SUEN TOI LEE v. YAU YEE PING
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FACV22/2000
The Court held that 'union of concubinage' in s.13 of the IEO requires a union recognised by law; because the purported unions were entered into when the parties were domiciled in Mainland China after concubinage had been abolished there, and none were domiciled in Hong Kong, neither woman qualified as a concubine under the IEO; de facto or analogous relationships do not suffice; accordingly the appellant is not an 'issue' for intestacy purposes and the appeal is dismissed.