Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Rectification works

Legal area

Court

25 Aug 2025

WAH WO ALUMINIUM WORK COMPANY LTD v. PAUL Y. BUILDERS LTD

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 4112
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCCW12/2025

The court accepted the provisional liquidators' reasonable view that continuing provisional liquidation was necessary to preserve licences and enable completion of rectification works which would likely yield a better outcome for creditors; accordingly the petition was adjourned and the provisional liquidators were ordered to file a progress report and affirmation by specified dates.
13 Sept 2022

CHINNEY SHUN CHEONG BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEERING LTD (formerly known as CHINNEY E & M (MAINTENANCE) LTD) v. JIM CHI WING AND OTHERS

Citation

[2022] HKCFI 2711
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA824/2020

The Master accepted the plaintiff's uncontested evidence, found the defendants repudiated the two sub-contracts, and that the plaintiff validly incurred and proved interim and advance/direct payments, rectification costs and contra charges; damages were properly assessed by difference in value plus actual rectification and contra charges, with interest from 29 September 2020 and costs awarded.
15 Sept 2006

HO KUEN FAI t/a SUN HONG ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (a firm) v. KWOK YIU KWONG t/a 耀光電器工程 (a firm)

Citation

HO KUEN FAI t/a SUN HONG ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (a firm) v. KWOK YIU KWONG t/a 耀光電器工程 (a firm)
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA787/2003

The court found the plaintiff demonstrably unreliable and the defendant credible and supported by contemporaneous documents; accordingly plaintiff’s claims for rectification costs and alleged advancement failed for lack of proof, while defendant proved unpaid work and loss of profits and was awarded quantified sums with interest and costs.
31 Jul 2006

YK CONSTRUCTION CO LTD v. RICH ENGINEERING LTD

Citation

YK CONSTRUCTION CO LTD v. RICH ENGINEERING LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA56/2005

Liability having been established by interlocutory judgment in default of defence and the plaintiff proving reasonable expenditure to replace and rectify the defendant's unfinished/defective electrical works, the court awarded damages for those proven sums and ordered costs on the District Court scale assessed as a gross sum under Order 62 rule 9(4)(b).

Hong Kong Case Law

WAH WO ALUMINIUM WORK COMPANY LTD v. PAUL Y. BUILDERS LTD

CHINNEY SHUN CHEONG BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEERING LTD (formerly known as CHINNEY E & M (MAINTENANCE) LTD) v. JIM CHI WING AND OTHERS

HO KUEN FAI t/a SUN HONG ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (a firm) v. KWOK YIU KWONG t/a 耀光電器工程 (a firm)

YK CONSTRUCTION CO LTD v. RICH ENGINEERING LTD