8 Sept 1992
TSANG WING LUNG v. TSANG LUN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- TSANG WING LUNG v. TSANG LUN AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA7770/1987
Plaintiff proved on balance of probabilities that he is a son entitled under Chinese customary succession; s13 Cap 97 requires recognition of Chinese custom governing New Territories land and thus limitations that would defeat substantive customary succession must be disregarded; alternatively the action falls within s20(1)(b) Cap 347 because the deceased and co-defendant became constructive trustees and, on the evidence and reasonable inference, converted trust property or its proceeds, and claims for rectification and an account are integral to recovery and therefore not time-barred; accord…