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Hong Kong Case Law

Primary user - domestic vs non-domestic
  • 27 Nov 1974

    CHEN TSE HAO v. YEUNG LUEN CHING

    Citation
    CHEN TSE HAO v. YEUNG LUEN CHING
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1523/1974

    Judge accepted plaintiff's explanation that $1,500 was compensation for witnessing/procurement and not key money, found the primary user of the premises to be non-domestic on evidence (including Rating & Valuation certificate and expert opinion), and therefore granted judgment for possession to the plaintiff with mesne profits assessed at $2,250 per month from 16 June 1974 plus rates at $8.70 per day until vacant possession, with costs to the plaintiff.