MAN WA TONG (SUING BY ITS MANAGERESSES FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS) V. SHIH CHAO JUNG AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCA 127 Court of Appeal 7 February 2025 • CACV90/2020 • 8 min read

1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign)

Practice Areas

New Territories Ordinance Rules of the High Court

Judges (2)

Cheung Coram Chu Coram

Counsel (1)

Liu, Chan and Lam Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

All Other Persons in Occupation of That Part of Lot No 1255 Rp in Dd 453, Namely the Disputed Portion of Kwun Yam Ngam and the Disputed Slope As Defined in the Re-Amended Statement of Claim Defendant Man Wa Tong ( Plaintiff Shih Chao Jung Defendant

Summary

Long-running land dispute between Man Wa Tong (a Buddhist religious tong) and Shih Chao Jung concerning Kwun Yam Ngam temple property in the New Territories (DD 453). The Court of Appeal addressed the substitution of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association as interim administrator/manager of Man Wa Tong as plaintiff. The judgment was translated from Chinese and the 1st defendant appeared in person.

Statutes Cited

New Territories Ordinance

s 15

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (1)

HK (1)

[2020] HKCFI 417

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 127)