Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Redevelopment justification (age/state of repair)

Legal area

Court

31 Mar 2026

MODEST INTERNATIONAL LTD v. CROWN LANE INVESTMENT LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

[2026] HKLdT 19
Court

Lands Tribunal
Case number

LDCS11000/2022

Applicant satisfied statutory ownership threshold (80% per 2010 Notice); expert evidence on condition and structure established buildings are old and in poor repair making redevelopment justified under s.4(2)(a)(i); valuation evidence established EUV at HK$1,135,490,000 (as at 30.3.2022) and RDV by residual method at HK$2,027,000,000; applicant took reasonable steps to acquire remaining shares with offers supported by valuation evidence; therefore Tribunal ordered compulsory sale by public auction, appointed trustees, set reserve price at HK$2,027,000,000, and issued directions on delivery of…
7 Sept 2023

CENTURY TREASURE LTD AND ANOTHER v. OR PUI KWAN AND OTHERS

Citation

[2023] HKLdT 55
Court

Lands Tribunal
Case number

LDCS4000/2021

The tribunal granted the compulsory sale order: it found (1) the applicants met the statutory ownership threshold under the Notice, (2) the Building is obsolete and in poor repair so redevelopment is justified under section 4(2)(a), (3) the applicants took reasonable steps to acquire remaining shares under section 4(2)(b) because offers reflected proportionate shares of RDV and fell within fair and reasonable range, (4) Schedule 2(2) requires the reserve price to be based on redevelopment potential of the subject lots on their own and excludes merged site uplift absent clear evidence, (5) the…
6 Sept 2022

GAIN UNION LTD v. LEUNG CHI MAN

Citation

[2022] HKLdT 44
Court

Lands Tribunal
Case number

LDCS5000/2021

The Tribunal found the applicant met the statutory threshold (80% applicable) at the time of application, redevelopment was justified by the age and materially degraded structural condition of the building (expert structural and condition reports), the applicant had taken reasonable steps to acquire the respondent's interest including making successive offers that fell within a fair and reasonable band, adopted the EUV share for the respondent at 4.9220% (scenario excluding value of UBWs), determined the RDV of the lot at HKD 120,000,000 and fixed that as the reserve price, appointed nominate…
23 Nov 2021

FANCY MILLION LTD AND OTHERS v. YEAR GLORY LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

[2021] HKLdT 76
Court

Lands Tribunal
Case number

LDCS15000/2018

The Tribunal found that the applicants met the statutory entitlement (80% threshold under the Gazette Notice), proved redevelopment is justified by the age and state of repair of the Building on the evidence of experts and comparative repair/construction cost analysis, and demonstrated they took reasonable steps to purchase the remaining interests; accordingly the Tribunal ordered sale of all undivided shares by public auction, set the reserve price at HKD 705,000,000, appointed the nominated trustees, approved the sale particulars subject to finalization, and made a costs order nisi with spe…
27 Mar 2020

SARFORD DEVELOPMENT LTD AND OTHERS v. SUPER STAR PROPERTIES LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2020] HKLdT 8
Court

Lands Tribunal
Case number

LDCS14000/2018

Applicants met the statutory ownership threshold (80% applicable) and produced unchallenged expert evidence that the buildings are over 50 years old and in poor state of repair such that redevelopment is justified; applicants took reasonable steps to acquire remaining shares (offers above the EUV); on valuation disputes the Tribunal adopted a reasoned mix of comparable-based and investment approaches for EUV and a residual method for RDV, arriving at a land/RDV/reserve price of HKD 131,690,000; accordingly a compulsory sale by public auction was ordered with trustees appointed and costs to ap…
12 Apr 2013

PACIFIC CROWN ENTERPRISES LTD v. MAN YU ON AND OTHERS

Citation

PACIFIC CROWN ENTERPRISES LTD v. MAN YU ON AND OTHERS
Court

Lands Tribunal
Case number

LDCS32000/2011

The Tribunal accepted the expert valuations and condition reports, found the applicant met the statutory ownership threshold and had taken reasonable steps to acquire the minority interest on fair and reasonable terms, concluded redevelopment was justified on grounds of age and state of repair because repair costs and functional obsolescence made repair economically unjustifiable, and therefore granted an order for compulsory sale with the reserve price set at the assessed RDV of HKD 292,000,000, appointed trustees and endorsed sale particulars and a 6-year completion timetable.
3 Apr 2013

DAY BRIGHT DEVELOPMENT LTD AND OTHERS v. MAN SHIU INVESTMENT CO LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

DAY BRIGHT DEVELOPMENT LTD AND OTHERS v. MAN SHIU INVESTMENT CO LTD AND OTHERS
Court

Lands Tribunal
Case number

LDCS15000/2012

The Tribunal accepted the applicants met the lowered ownership threshold (80%) under the Specification Notice, accepted expert valuation and building/structural evidence showing the Building is aged and beyond reasonable economic repair, found applicants took reasonable steps to acquire outstanding shares (including provisional agreements and offers to estates), and therefore the statutory requirements under the Ordinance were satisfied; consequently an order for compulsory sale was granted with the reserve price fixed at HKD156,000,000 and trustees appointed.

Hong Kong Case Law

MODEST INTERNATIONAL LTD v. CROWN LANE INVESTMENT LTD AND OTHERS

CENTURY TREASURE LTD AND ANOTHER v. OR PUI KWAN AND OTHERS

GAIN UNION LTD v. LEUNG CHI MAN

FANCY MILLION LTD AND OTHERS v. YEAR GLORY LTD AND OTHERS

SARFORD DEVELOPMENT LTD AND OTHERS v. SUPER STAR PROPERTIES LTD AND ANOTHER

PACIFIC CROWN ENTERPRISES LTD v. MAN YU ON AND OTHERS

DAY BRIGHT DEVELOPMENT LTD AND OTHERS v. MAN SHIU INVESTMENT CO LTD AND OTHERS