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Hong Kong Case Law

S.5 conveyancing and property ordinance
  • 20 Dec 2002

    WONG HO WING v. WONG HO KWAN

    Citation
    WONG HO WING v. WONG HO KWAN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA4823/2001

    On the found facts the younger brother promised to transfer his one-third interest in consideration of being made joint tenant of the Kowloon flat; equity imposes a constructive trust because it would be unconscionable for the younger brother to retain the interest; s.5 CPO does not defeat constructive trusts; therefore the one-third interest is held on constructive trust for the elder brother and must be assigned to him.