HENRY SHING HIM CHOW AND ANOTHER V. LING KAM TONG, VICTOR AND OTHERS (and 2 others)

[2026] HKCA 72 Court of Appeal 2 February 2026 • CAMP104/2025; CAMP105/2025; CAMP106/2025 • 25 min read
16 cases cited (0 SG, 16 foreign)

Judges (2)

Anthony Chan Coram Chow Coram

Counsel (9)

Kwong & Lee Firm Patrick Mak & Tse Firm YT Szeto & Co Firm Audrey Eu Counsel Defendant Chan Hei Ching Counsel Defendant Christy Chak Counsel Defendant Leo Wong Counsel Plaintiff Richard Khaw Counsel Plaintiff Richard Todd Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

Ling Kam on Chow Chi Sang, Antony Defendant Henry Shing Him Chow Plaintiff Ling Kam Tong, Victor Defendant Wong Po Ying Plaintiff

Summary

Henry Shing Him Chow and Wong Po Ying sought leave to appeal against the dismissal of their claim involving trust property in British Columbia worth approximately C$7 million, where the judge applied an exclusive jurisdiction clause. The Court of Appeal refused leave, finding no reasonable prospect of success on the forum non conveniens analysis and the exclusive jurisdiction clause was determinative.

Statutes Cited

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)
Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (16)

UK (5)
[1896] 1 Ch 199 [1987] AC 460 [1999] 1 All ER 400 [2002] 1 All ER 749 [2014] UKPC 40
HK (11)
[2007] 5 HKC 84 [2008] 5 HKLRD 631 [2009] 4 HKLRD 125 [2009] 5 HKC 515 [2015] 1 HKLRD 247 [2018] 4 HKLRD 264 [2018] HKCA 736 [2019] 5 HKLRD 30 [2020] HKCFI 567 [2022] HKCFI 1031 [2024] HKCFI 1729

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 72)