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S27(5) exemption
  • 28 Jul 2025

    CHOI CHING 對 THE COLLECTOR OF STAMP REVENUE

    Citation
    [2025] HKDC 1263
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCSA12/2024

    The court dismissed the s14(1B) application because the appellant did not adduce sufficient evidence to prove that payment of the assessed stamp duty would cause her personal financial hardship. The court dismissed the s14(5B) application because filing a s14(1B) application alone does not automatically constitute 'other reasonable cause' and the appellant failed to show she was 'unable' to pay within the one‑month period; at most she showed inconvenience not inability. Accordingly both interlocutory applications were refused and costs were ordered to be assessed against the appellant.