30 May 2012
RE TSE CHU
- Citation
- RE TSE CHU
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAG11051/2011
On the evidence before the court the court could not accept the assertion that Poon, Chan and the Deceased were 'equal wives' (ping chai); Chan's status requires application of the 1931 Republican Civil Code and may confer wife-like status unless set aside; the Deceased's 1945 union requires proof of customary concubinage under Hong Kong law; because material facts and expert evidence are missing the court directed the solicitor to file further affirmation and, if necessary, expert evidence within three weeks failing which the application will be rejected without prejudice.