CHEUNG KA WAI V. LEE YU KWAN JEANETTE

[2026] HKCFI 1157 Court of First Instance 24 February 2026 • HCMP1459/2025 • 28 min read

9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Practice Areas

Conveyancing and Property Ordinance Money Lenders Ordinance

Judges (1)

Counsel (6)

Cheung & Liu Firm Simon S.M. Kwok & Co Firm Edward Chan Counsel Defendant Eric Chim Counsel Plaintiff Lee Yee Hung Counsel Plaintiff Sharon Ng Counsel Defendant

Summary

Cheung Ka Wai sought an order for specific performance of an agreement for sale and purchase of a flat at Whampoa Garden, Kowloon, after the purchaser Lee Yu Kwan Jeanette failed to complete. The court granted specific performance with an abatement of the purchase price to account for a charging order registered against the property, and ordered the purchaser to pay the balance plus interest.

Statutes Cited

Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap 219)

Money Lenders Ordinance

s 21

Cases Cited (9)

UK (4)

[1891] 3 Ch 59 [1975] 1 Ch 429 [1981] 1 Ch 129 [1985] QB 850

HK (5)

[2004] 2 HKC 314 [2015] 1 HKLRD 901 [2017] 4 HKLRD 327 [2020] HKCFI 2705 [2022] HKCFA 3

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCFI 1157)