27 Jun 2022
HU MING TAT AND ANOTHER v. ZHANG RUI AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2022] HKCFI 1947
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP566/2020
The court held that the liabilities of the Estate must be discharged in accordance with the statutory order in s63(3) PAO and Part II of Schedule 1 because the will contained no contrary intention to exonerate the HK properties; the clauses relied on did not deal with payment of the deceased's general debts nor vary the statutory order; the confirmation notes were inadmissible under s23B as the will's language was not ambiguous; dividends or shareholder loans could not be compelled to satisfy debts; therefore the residuary estate is to be applied first and remaining liabilities met rateably f…