21 Nov 2002
BUSY FIRM INVESTMENT LTD. v. SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT
- Citation
- BUSY FIRM INVESTMENT LTD. v. SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT
- Court
- Lands Tribunal
- Case number
- LDRW6/2001
The Tribunal held that the term 'claim' in s.33(2) includes an amended claim so it had jurisdiction to extend time and granted the amendment because delay was caused by a mistake of fact by the Applicant's agent and no unrecoverable prejudice to the Crown was shown. On valuation the Tribunal rejected the Applicant's medium‑density R(B)2 assumption and Mr Sung's high unit rate, adopted a conservative alternative assumed zoning of R(D) (plot ratio 0.2) for valuation purposes under s.12(aa), accepted respondent surveyor's approach to existing agricultural use (HK$8.9M) but for alternative use ad…