13 Jan 2026
HANG TAT SING INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD v. CHI WO TAN LTD AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2026] HKCFI 129
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2989/2016
The court accepted the plaintiff's survey evidence that the Occupied Areas lie within Lot 472B; the 1st defendant failed to prove continuous exclusive possession for the requisite limitation period for any of the coloured areas and thus failed on adverse possession; the 1st defendant failed to establish the required mistaken belief and plaintiff knowledge for proprietary estoppel; the retaining wall and raised fill were unauthorised and the 1st defendant failed to demonstrate their safety by acceptable geotechnical investigations and calculations, so no special circumstances justified withhol…