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Topic

Re-registration

Legal area

Court

7 May 2014

LAU WAI WING v. YIP TAK MING AND ANOTHER

Citation

LAU WAI WING v. YIP TAK MING AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1862/2012

The court accepted the plaintiff's submissions that under section 17 LRO a charging order not re-registered within five years ceased to have effect as from 14 April 2000, rendering the land free of the encumbrance and enforcement proceedings time-barred; the Official Receiver did not oppose or claim the property, and an order was made in terms of paragraphs 1 to 3 of the Amended Originating Summons with no order as to costs.
14 Mar 1994

DOUGLAS LAM HO TAK v. LAM SHUN

Citation

DOUGLAS LAM HO TAK v. LAM SHUN<br>
Court

District Court
Case number

DCMP1273/1993

The prohibitory order registered on 19 June 1937 has, for lack of required re-registration under section 17 of the Land Registration Ordinance, ceased to have effect; the court will grant a declaration under District Court Ordinance s52 to that effect but will refuse the application to vacate the register entry under section 19 of the Land Registration Ordinance.