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Hong Kong Case Law

Property ownership

  • 7 Apr 2017

    HMSE v. JJS

    Citation
    HMSE v. JJS
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMP70/2008

    The court held that the mother's financial position is relevant to assessment of a mother's allowance and ordered partial discovery: the mother must answer specified questions and produce documents relating to property interests, other landed properties, updated bank statements (with explanations limited to two large withdrawals), identification and loan particulars regarding the cousin, the alleged HK$220,000 loan receipt, and other specified items within 28 days; the court refused orders for production of first pages of certain bank statements, full credit card histories, immigration depart…

  • 17 May 1971

    AU YEUNG TSANG SHUN CHING v. AU YEUNG WAN

    Citation
    AU YEUNG TSANG SHUN CHING v. AU YEUNG WAN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMC144/1970

    The court found the respondent to be the true owner of the properties despite transfers to his mother intended to defeat the petitioner's rights, therefore those assets are to be treated as available for ancillary relief, and awarded secured periodical maintenance and a secured lump sum accordingly.