27 Feb 2001
WONG WAN LEUNG AND OTHERS v. SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT
- Citation
- WONG WAN LEUNG AND OTHERS v. SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FACV19/2000
The Court held that s.4(1) of the Cheung Chau Ordinance operates according to legal entitlement to possession at the commencement date and cannot be resolved solely by historic registration; where forfeiture proceedings were pending at commencement the question of entitlement must be determined by the court in those proceedings before s.4(1) can definitively operate; consequently the appeal was allowed, the Court of Appeal and Lands Tribunal orders discharged, and the Tong may pursue determination in the High Court to establish whether s.4(1) or s.6(1) applies.