27 Jul 2022
AU YEUNG SHUN MEI & POON KIT FONG the manageresses of ‘MAN WAH TONG , a Religious Tong v. JAN FUNG AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2022] HKCFI 2293
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA595/2019
The application to excuse SJ from attending the trial was refused because the proceedings involve serious allegations of internal mismanagement and seek orders affecting the administration of a charity (including reliefs against SJ), SJ has a duty as parens patriae to protect charitable interests and assist the court, the original trial estimate assumed SJ's participation, watching brief would be insufficient, and fairness and proportionality favoured requiring SJ's attendance to ensure the court can be properly assisted.