13 May 2010
SHUM CHOI SANG AND OTHERS v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- SHUM CHOI SANG AND OTHERS v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP140/2009
The Land is held on a charitable purpose trust to establish and operate a school; the 1911 assignee (Lau) held the Land as trustee under that charitable purpose; Lau is presumed deceased so a new trustee should be appointed; a corporate trustee (Confucian Hall of Hong Kong Limited) is the appropriate candidate subject to a court‑approved cy‑pres scheme because the Land can no longer practically be used as a primary school; the court will not dissolve the Society but will direct a meeting to wind up its affairs; the court declines to grant a declaration of charitable status at this stage pendi…