Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Service in absence

Legal area

Court

16 Jan 2026

KONEW CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LTD v. WONG KAI YIN IVO AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2026] HKDC 99
Court

District Court
Case number

DCMP4103/2025

Plaintiff complied with statutory and procedural requirements, the 1st defendant defaulted under the loan and registered second mortgage, partition of the small residential unit was impracticable, no opposing evidence of very great hardship was filed, and therefore the court was justified in entering judgment for the outstanding sums against the 1st defendant and ordering sale of the property with directions for vacating possession, sale procedure, priority of proceeds and costs.
7 May 2024

LEE KWOK LEUNG v. HO SUET CHUN (aka HO SHUET CHUN)

Citation

[2024] HKDC 727
Court

District Court
Case number

DCMP1064/2024

The statutory preconditions under s45(b)(iii) were established (Defendant is registered owner and cannot be found, and the Declaration of Trust establishes the Plaintiff as beneficiary), service attempts were made and enquiries done, and the court, applying its discretion and mindful of the need for clear evidence, vested the legal and beneficial interest in the Property in the Plaintiff absolutely.