KOO MING KOWN V. THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF HONG KONG AND OTHERS

[2026] HKCFI 1096 Court of First Instance 24 February 2026 • HCA694/2024 • 21 min read

14 cases cited (0 SG, 14 foreign)

Practice Areas

Judges (1)

Counsel (7)

Or & Partners Firm Sit, Fung, Kwong & Shum Firm Abraham Chan Counsel Defendant Denis Chang Counsel Plaintiff Enoch Fong Counsel Defendant Leon Ho Counsel Plaintiff Richard Yip Counsel Defendant

Parties (5)

REV. ERIC TONG WING-MUN (President of the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong) Defendant The Baptist Convention of Hong Kong Defendant Koo Ming Kown Plaintiff Or Kwong Fai Defendant Wong Hang Yee Defendant

Summary

Koo Ming Kown brought claims against the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong and its officers alleging wrongful expulsion and defamation. The defendants applied to strike out the claims as disclosing no reasonable cause of action. The court struck out the wrongful expulsion claim as the plaintiff lacked standing, but allowed the defamation claim to proceed.

Statutes Cited

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (14)

UK (2)

[1943] KB 587 [2013] EWHC 1409

HK (12)

[1994] 2 HKC 264 [2009] 4 HKLRD 29 [2018] HKCFI 729 [2021] HKCFI 440 [2021] HKCFI 483 [2022] HKCFI 378 [2023] 5 HKC 508 [2023] HKCA 235 [2024] HKCFI 2339 [2024] HKCFI 750 [2025] HKCA 978 [2025] HKCFI 2721

Judgment

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