BCLAeM e-book 4

Court Cases on Eminent Domain, Land Resumption and Compensation in Hong Kong

1. Historical Development:

1.1 The First Compensation for Land Resumption in Hong Kong: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=103

1.2 The First Land Resumption Ordinance in 1889 (LRO): http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=110

1.3 Authorities for Land Resumption in Hong Kong:

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?new=1&mid=3671

1.4 http://blog.yahoo.com/ecyyiuu/articles/491004/index

2. Land Resumption Compensation - s.12(c) LRO:

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1900, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1965, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1993

3. Basis of Compensation:

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=111, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1889

4. Cases on s.12(c)

4.1 Tai Ping Shan District: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=105

4.2 Yin Shuen case:

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1989, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2062, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1993

4.3 Dragon House case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2063

4.4 Penny's Bay case:

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2333, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2337

4.5 1947 Privy Council case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1972

5. Other Cases

5.1 Kelo case (What is a public purpose?): http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2858

5.2 Wong Yi Po case (Residual Valuation Method): http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=4124

5.3 Is land resumption subject to judicial review?: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?new=1&mid=7090 5.4 Happy Dragon case (act unreasonably in not relocating): http://blog.yahoo.com/ecyyiuu/articles/588411/index

Appendix:

A1. Urban Renewal - Kwun Tong: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1992

A2. Compensation for Dangerous Buildings - DB(RS)O: http://blog.yahoo.com/ecyyiuu/articles/84819