23 Nov 1999
HSBC TRUSTEE (HONG KONG) LTD. v. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND OTHERS
- Citation
- HSBC TRUSTEE (HONG KONG) LTD. v. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1975/1997
The words 'British Colony of Hong Kong' in clause 9(c) are descriptive of the place intended to benefit and do not constitute a condition terminating the charitable trusts upon the change of sovereignty; absence of clear conditional language or indicia of intent to terminate on cessation of colonial status means the trusts remain effective, and the court will provide a mode (including nomination) where the donor's machinery has broken down.