14 May 2004
HKSAR v. CHEUNG CHI CHIU
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHEUNG CHI CHIU
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA208/2004
Forfeiture of a security deposit under s.29(2) is punitive but should be limited to the value of the item covered by the deposit; therefore the portion of the $35,000 deposit attributable to the tractor ($20,000) must be returned to the appellant while the $15,000 attributable to the trailer may be forfeited.