7 Feb 2003
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. HON KAM WING AND OTHERS
- Citation
- SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. HON KAM WING AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA3377/2000
The court held that a constructive trust arising from bribes as per Reid is a real/institutional trust arising on receipt of the bribe, so the Government was equitable owner from receipt and section 20(1) of the Limitation Ordinance applies; consequently the Government's claims to recover the trust property or its proceeds are not time-barred.