We have successfully assisted our clients in defending two separate summonses at the Magistrates’ Court under which the each of them was prosecuted for providing information which he or she knew to be false or misleading as to a material particular, contrary to Section 26(2)(a) of the Housing Ordinance, Cap 283, (the “Ordinance”) when one of them, being a family member of the co-defendant, made an application under the “Sale of Home Ownership Scheme” to the Hong Kong Housing Authority. Even though it is a Summons by its nature, the maximum sentence is up to HK$500,000 fine and 1-year imprisonment. Worse still, once convicted, the Court shall order the property purchased by the offender be transferred to the Housing Authority pursuant to Section 26A of the Ordinance. With the seamless support of our firm, the Senior Counsel successfully fought for acquittal of these two summonses for our clients after trial and they are now free from any threat of being ordered to transfer the unit they have successfully purchased under the Home Ownership Scheme to the Housing Authority.

This case is led by our Associate Ms Jenny Wong as well as our Trainee Solicitors Ms Jennifer Choi and Ms Koey Wong.